trivium

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Coordinate terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin

[edit] Noun

trivium (plural trivia)

1. (in medieval universities) The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric.

[edit] Coordinate terms

• quadrivium

[edit] Derived terms

• trivia
• trivial

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From tri- (“‘three’”) + via (“‘road’”). Cf. trivius, epithet of deities having temples at the intersection of three roads.

[edit] Noun

trivium (genitive triviī); n, second declension

1. a crossroads where three roads meet
2. (Medieval Latin) trivium

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	trivium	trivia
genitive	triviī	triviōrum
dative	triviō	triviīs
accusative	trivium	trivia
ablative	triviō	triviīs
vocative	trivium	trivia

[edit] Adjective

trivium

1. nominative neuter singular of trivius
2. accusative masculine singular of trivius
3. accusative neuter singular of trivius
4. vocative neuter singular of trivius