tridens

Latin

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ dēns (“tooth”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.dens/, [ˈt̪rɪd̪ẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.dens/, [ˈt̪riːd̪ens]

Adjective

tridēns (genitive tridentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. three-tined, having three prongs or teeth

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tridēns tridentēs tridentia
Genitive tridentis tridentium
Dative tridentī tridentibus
Accusative tridentem tridēns tridentēs tridentia
Ablative tridentī tridentibus
Vocative tridēns tridentēs tridentia

Noun

tridēns m (genitive tridentis); third declension

  1. trident, a three-tined spear

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tridēns tridentēs
Genitive tridentis tridentium
Dative tridentī tridentibus
Accusative tridentem tridentēs
tridentīs
Ablative tridente
tridentī		 tridentibus
Vocative tridēns tridentēs

Descendants
  • → English: trident
  • Galician: tridente
  • Italian: tridente
  • Spanish: tridente

Further reading
  • “tridens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tridens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tridens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “tridens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “tridens”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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