trivium
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin
Noun [edit]
trivium (plural trivia)
- (in medieval universities) The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric.
- (zoology) The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
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Derived terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From tri- (“three”) + via (“road”). Compare trivius, epithet of deities having temples at the intersection of three roads.
Noun [edit]
trivium (genitive triviī); n, second declension
- a crossroads or fork where three roads meet
- (Medieval Latin) trivium
- accusative singular of trivium
- vocative singular of trivium
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trivium | trivia |
| genitive | triviī | triviōrum |
| dative | triviō | triviīs |
| accusative | trivium | trivia |
| ablative | triviō | triviīs |
| vocative | trivium | trivia |
Adjective [edit]
trivium
