trillium
See also: Trillium
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪli.əm/, /ˈtɹɪljəm/
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪləm/[1]
Noun
trillium (plural trilliums)
- Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals
Derived terms
Translations
any of several perennial flowering plants of the genus Trillium
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References
- ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (2 March 1942) “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, , →ISBN, § II.2, page 66.
Further reading
- Trillium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trillium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Trillium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Said to be altered from Swedish trilling (“triplet”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtrɪl.li.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ril.li.um]
Noun
trillium n (genitive trilliī or trillī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trillium | trillia |
| genitive | trilliī trillī1 |
trilliōrum |
| dative | trilliō | trilliīs |
| accusative | trillium | trillia |
| ablative | trilliō | trilliīs |
| vocative | trillium | trillia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Trillium”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.