tribrevis

Latin

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ brevis (“short”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.bre.wis/, [ˈtrɪ.brɛ.wɪs]

Noun

tribrevis m (genitive tribrevis); third declension

(prosody) tribrach (metrical foot comprising three short syllables)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Diomedes Grammaticus to this entry?)

Declension

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tribrevis	tribrevēs
Genitive	tribrevis	tribrevium
Dative	tribrevī	tribrevibus
Accusative	tribrevem	tribrevēs
Ablative	tribreve	tribrevibus
Vocative	tribrevis	tribrevēs

Synonyms

(prosody: tribrach): tribrachys

Related terms

amphibrevis
bibrevis
perbrevis
subbrevis

Descendants

?Portuguese: tribreve

References

trĭbrĕvis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
trĭbrĕvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,598/3

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