tripalis
Latin
Etymology
From tri- (“three”) + pālus (“stake”) + -is (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [trɪˈpaː.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪riˈpaː.lis]
Adjective
tripālis (neuter tripāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- that has, or is propped up by, three stakes or pales
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | tripālis | tripāle | tripālēs | tripālia | |
| genitive | tripālis | tripālium | |||
| dative | tripālī | tripālibus | |||
| accusative | tripālem | tripāle | tripālēs tripālīs |
tripālia | |
| ablative | tripālī | tripālibus | |||
| vocative | tripālis | tripāle | tripālēs | tripālia | |
Derived terms
References
- “trĭpālis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tripālis” on page 1,976/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)