different between trieterical vs triennium

English

Etymology

From Latin trietericus, from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

trieterical (not comparable)

1. (rare) Triennial: occurring once in three years.

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English

Etymology

From Latin triennium.

Noun

triennium (plural trienniums or triennia)

1. A period of three years.

Related terms

• (adj.): triennial, trieterical
• (2-year period): biennium
• (4-year period): quadrennium, tetraeteris, tetraeterid

Translations

Anagrams

• nitrenium

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tri?en.ni.um/, [t??i??n?i???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tri?en.ni.um/, [t??i??n?ium]

Noun

triennium n (genitive trienni? or trienn?); second declension

1. triennium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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

Related terms

• triennia

Descendants

• Catalan: trienni
• English: triennium
• Galician: trienio

References

• triennium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• triennium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• triennium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette