tripalis

Latin

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ pālus (“stake”) +‎ -is (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triˈpaː.lis/, [t̪rɪˈpäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈpa.lis/, [t̪riˈpäːlis]

Adjective

tripālis (neuter tripāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. that has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	tripālis	tripāle		tripālēs	tripālia
genitive	tripālis			tripālium
dative	tripālī			tripālibus
accusative	tripālem	tripāle		tripālēs tripālīs	tripālia
ablative	tripālī			tripālibus
vocative	tripālis	tripāle		tripālēs	tripālia

Derived terms

• tripālium

References

• “trĭpālis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “tripālis” on page 1,976/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)