triduum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trīduum, from trēs (“three”) + diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪ.dju.əm/, /ˈtraɪ.dju.əm/

Noun

triduum (plural triduums or tridua)

  1. A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).
  • Easter Triduum / Paschal Triduum

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Latin trēs + diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtriː.du.um/, [ˈtriː.dʊ.ũ]

Noun

trīduum n (genitive trīduī); second declension

  1. the space of three days, three days

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative trīduum trīdua
genitive trīduī trīduōrum
dative trīduō trīduīs
accusative trīduum trīdua
ablative trīduō trīduīs
vocative trīduum trīdua

References

  • triduum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • triduum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • triduum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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