Triarius
See also: triarius
Latin
Etymology
From triārius (“a veteran hoplite”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈaː.ri.us/, [t̪riˈäːriʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /triˈa.ri.us/, [t̪riˈäːrius]
Proper noun
Triārius m sg (genitive Triāriī or Triārī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Gaius Valerius Triarius, a Roman praetor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Triārius |
Genitive | Triāriī Triārī1 |
Dative | Triāriō |
Accusative | Triārium |
Ablative | Triāriō |
Vocative | Triārī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Triarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Triarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette