trigeminus

English

Etymology

PIE word
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Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

Pronunciation

Noun

trigeminus (plural trigemini)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.

References

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ geminus (“twinborn; paired, double, twofold”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

trigeminus (feminine trigemina, neuter trigeminum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (literal) three born at a birth
  2. (transferred sense, chiefly poetic) threefold, triple, triform
    Synonym: triplex

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative trigeminus trigemina trigeminum trigeminī trigeminae trigemina
genitive trigeminī trigeminae trigeminī trigeminōrum trigeminārum trigeminōrum
dative trigeminō trigeminae trigeminō trigeminīs
accusative trigeminum trigeminam trigeminum trigeminōs trigeminās trigemina
ablative trigeminō trigeminā trigeminō trigeminīs
vocative trigemine trigemina trigeminum trigeminī trigeminae trigemina

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: trigemin
  • → English: trigeminus
  • ⇒ English: trigeminal

References

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