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tricennis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From trīc- (thirty) +‎ annus (year) +‎ -is (forming compound adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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trīcennis (neuter trīcenne); third-declension two-termination adjective (only attested from Medieval Latin)

  1. celebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial
  2. of thirty years, lasting thirty years
  3. thirty-year-old

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative trīcennis trīcenne trīcennēs trīcennia
genitive trīcennis trīcennium
dative trīcennī trīcennibus
accusative trīcennem trīcenne trīcennīs
trīcennēs
trīcennia
ablative trīcennī trīcennibus
vocative trīcennis trīcenne trīcennēs trīcennia

Coordinate terms

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References

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  • "tricennis" in Francesco Arnaldi & al. (1964), Latinitatis Italicae Medii Aevi... Lexicon Imperfectum, Vol. IV