trivia
See also: Trivia
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪviə
Etymology 1
PIE word |
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*tréyes |
From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.
Noun
trivia (countable and uncountable, plural trivia or trivias)
- Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- These trivia take up too much of the day.
- This trivia takes up too much of the day.
- A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
- I joined the trivia club this semester!
Usage notes
- Formerly, as a word derived from a Latin plural, trivia required a plural verb, as in the first usage example above. Most modern authorities accept a singular verb, and this may be the preferred usage in the US. The "game" sense is always regarded as a singular noun.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
insignificant trifles of little importance
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quiz — see quiz
Etymology 2
Noun
trivia
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
trivia
Declension
Inflection of trivia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | trivia | triviat | |
genitive | trivian | trivioiden trivioitten | |
partitive | triviaa | trivioita | |
illative | triviaan | trivioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | trivia | triviat | |
accusative | nom. | trivia | triviat |
gen. | trivian | ||
genitive | trivian | trivioiden trivioitten triviain rare | |
partitive | triviaa | trivioita | |
inessive | triviassa | trivioissa | |
elative | triviasta | trivioista | |
illative | triviaan | trivioihin | |
adessive | trivialla | trivioilla | |
ablative | trivialta | trivioilta | |
allative | trivialle | trivioille | |
essive | triviana | trivioina | |
translative | triviaksi | trivioiksi | |
abessive | triviatta | trivioitta | |
instructive | — | trivioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) trivia
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) trivia
- inflection of trivius:
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) triviā
Spanish
Noun
trivia f (plural trivias)
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