triforium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

triforium (plural triforia or triforiums)

  1. (architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

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French[edit]

Noun[edit]

triforium m (plural triforiums)

  1. triforium

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

triforium n (genitive triforiī or triforī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, architecture) triforium

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative triforium triforia
Genitive triforiī
triforī1 		triforiōrum
Dative triforiō triforiīs
Accusative triforium triforia
Ablative triforiō triforiīs
Vocative triforium triforia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: triforium
  • → Italian: triforio
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: triforium
  • → Spanish: triforio

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

triforium n (definite singular triforiet, indefinite plural triforier, definite plural triforia or triforiene)

  1. (architecture) triforium

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

triforium n (definite singular triforiet, indefinite plural triforium, definite plural triforia)

  1. (architecture) triforium
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