"triennium" meaning in Latin

See triennium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [triˈɛn.ni.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [triˈɛn.ni.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} triennium
  1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of triennis Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural Form of: triennis
    Sense id: en-triennium-la-adj-4USIA9Qp Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [triˈɛn.ni.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [triˈɛn.ni.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Synchronically, from triennis + -ium. Etymology templates: {{af|la|triennis|-ium}} triennis + -ium Head templates: {{la-noun|triennium<2>}} triennium n (genitive trienniī or triennī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|triennium<2>}} Forms: trienniī [genitive], triennī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], triennium [nominative, singular], triennia [nominative, plural], trienniī [genitive, singular], triennī [genitive, singular], trienniōrum [genitive, plural], trienniō [dative, singular], trienniīs [dative, plural], triennium [accusative, singular], triennia [accusative, plural], trienniō [ablative, singular], trienniīs [ablative, plural], triennium [singular, vocative], triennia [plural, vocative]
  1. a period of three years, triennium Tags: declension-2, neuter Derived forms: triennia Coordinate_terms (10-year period): decennium Coordinate_terms (2-year period): biennium Coordinate_terms (4-year period): quadriennium Coordinate_terms (5-year period): quīnquennium Coordinate_terms (6-year period): sexennium Coordinate_terms (7-year period): septuennium Coordinate_terms (8-year period): octennium Coordinate_terms (9-year period): novennium
    Sense id: en-triennium-la-noun--r-9204O Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ium, Three, Time Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 33 67 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Three: 5 95 Disambiguation of Time: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of triennis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "triennis",
          "triennis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[triˈɛn.ni.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[triˈɛn.ni.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "triennium"
}

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