three

three.

three.

three days' duration, lasting three days.

three times, thrice.

trī̆plex, ĭcis (abl. regularly triplici;

triplice,

Prud. Apoth. 383; Ven. Carm. 7, 4, 12), adj. [ter-plico], threefold, triple.

Lit.

Adj.:

Plato triplicem finxit animum,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20:

philosophandi ratio triplex,

id. Ac. 1, 5, 19: nec me pastoris Iberi Forma triplex, nec forma triplex tua, Cerbere, movit, Ov M. 9, 185: cuspis, i. e. Neptune ' s trident, id. ib. 12, 594:

mundus (because made up of sky, land, and sea),

id. ib. 12, 40:

regnum (because shared among Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto),

id. ib. 5, 368: vultus Dianae (because also Luna and Hecate;

v. triceps and triformis),

id. H. 12, 79: triplicem aciem instruere, to draw up an army in three lines or columns, to form a triple line, Caes. B. G. 1, 24; so,

acies,

id. ib. 1, 51; id. B. C. 1, 41; 1, 83 al.; cf.

comically: paravi copias duplices, triplices dolos. perfidias,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 5:

vallus, Auct. B. Alex. 2, 3: murus,

Verg. A. 6, 549; Ov. F. 3, 801:

aes,

Verg. A. 10, 784; Hor. C. 1, 3, 9:

triplici stant ordine dentes,

Ov. M. 3, 34 et saep. — Poet., of three like persons or things belonging together: triplices Sorores, [p. 1901] the three sisters, i. e. the Fates, Ov. M. 8, 452;

called triplices deae,

id. ib. 2, 654; cf.:

quae ratum triplici pollice netis opus,

i. e. the finger of the three Fates, id. Ib. 76: poenarum deae triplices, i. e. the Furies, id. M, 8, 481:

Minyeïdes,

i. e. the three daughters of Minyas, id. ib. 4, 425:

greges,

three bands of Bacchantes, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 24; cf.

gens,

three clans, Verg. A. 10, 202. —

trī̆plex, ĭcis, n., three times as much, a threefold portion, triple: sume tibi decies; tibi tantundem;

tibi triplex,

Hor. S. 2 3, 237; cf.:

pediti in singulos dati centeni (denarii), duplex centurioni, triplex equiti,

Liv. 45, 40, 5; 45, 43, 7:

olei veteris triplex adicitur,

Scrib. Comp. 218. —

trī̆plĭces, ĭum, m. (sc. codicilli), a writing-tablet with three leaves, Cic. Att. 13, 8, 1; Mart. 7, 72, 2; 10, 87, 6; 14, 6, 1.—

Transf., very great or strong: triplici fluctu, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 116 (id. H. 4, 23 Dietsch). — Adv.: trĭplĭcĭter, in a threefold manner, in three ways:

commutare,

Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54: l littera tripliciter sonat, Mart. Cap. 3, 54.

trī̆plex, ĭcis (abl. regularly triplici;

triplice,

Prud. Apoth. 383; Ven. Carm. 7, 4, 12), adj. [ter-plico], threefold, triple.

Lit.

Adj.:

Plato triplicem finxit animum,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20:

philosophandi ratio triplex,

id. Ac. 1, 5, 19: nec me pastoris Iberi Forma triplex, nec forma triplex tua, Cerbere, movit, Ov M. 9, 185: cuspis, i. e. Neptune ' s trident, id. ib. 12, 594:

mundus (because made up of sky, land, and sea),

id. ib. 12, 40:

regnum (because shared among Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto),

id. ib. 5, 368: vultus Dianae (because also Luna and Hecate;

v. triceps and triformis),

id. H. 12, 79: triplicem aciem instruere, to draw up an army in three lines or columns, to form a triple line, Caes. B. G. 1, 24; so,

acies,

id. ib. 1, 51; id. B. C. 1, 41; 1, 83 al.; cf.

comically: paravi copias duplices, triplices dolos. perfidias,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 5:

vallus, Auct. B. Alex. 2, 3: murus,

Verg. A. 6, 549; Ov. F. 3, 801:

aes,

Verg. A. 10, 784; Hor. C. 1, 3, 9:

triplici stant ordine dentes,

Ov. M. 3, 34 et saep. — Poet., of three like persons or things belonging together: triplices Sorores, [p. 1901] the three sisters, i. e. the Fates, Ov. M. 8, 452;

called triplices deae,

id. ib. 2, 654; cf.:

quae ratum triplici pollice netis opus,

i. e. the finger of the three Fates, id. Ib. 76: poenarum deae triplices, i. e. the Furies, id. M, 8, 481:

Minyeïdes,

i. e. the three daughters of Minyas, id. ib. 4, 425:

greges,

three bands of Bacchantes, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 24; cf.

gens,

three clans, Verg. A. 10, 202. —

trī̆plex, ĭcis, n., three times as much, a threefold portion, triple: sume tibi decies; tibi tantundem;

tibi triplex,

Hor. S. 2 3, 237; cf.:

pediti in singulos dati centeni (denarii), duplex centurioni, triplex equiti,

Liv. 45, 40, 5; 45, 43, 7:

olei veteris triplex adicitur,

Scrib. Comp. 218. —

trī̆plĭces, ĭum, m. (sc. codicilli), a writing-tablet with three leaves, Cic. Att. 13, 8, 1; Mart. 7, 72, 2; 10, 87, 6; 14, 6, 1.—

Transf., very great or strong: triplici fluctu, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 116 (id. H. 4, 23 Dietsch). — Adv.: trĭplĭcĭter, in a threefold manner, in three ways:

commutare,

Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54: l littera tripliciter sonat, Mart. Cap. 3, 54.

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trĭgĕmĭnus (collat. form, mostly poet., tergĕmĭnus), a, um, adj. [tresgeminus], three born at a birth: fratres, three twin-brothers.

Lit., Liv. 1, 24, 1; cf.:

tergeminos nasci certum est Horatiorum Curiatiorumque exemplo,

Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 33:

trigeminorum matres,

Col. 3, 8, 1:

trigemini filii,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123. — As subst.: trĭgĕmĭni, three brothers born at a birth, Liv. 1, 25, 1; Col. 2, 1, 3; 7, 6, 7; cf.:

trigemino partu,

id. 3, 10, 17:

Horatius trigemina spolia prae se gerens,

of the three twin-brothers, Liv. 1, 26, 2:

Trigemini,

the title of a comedy of Plautus, Gell. 7, 9, 7.—

Transf., in gen., threefold, triple, triform, = triplex (mostly poet.):

trigeminae victoriae triplicem triumphum egistis,

Liv. 6, 7, 4:

tripectora tergemini vis Geryonai,

Lucr. 5, 28; cf.

of the same and of Cerberus: tergeminumque virum tergeminumque canem,

Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 16;

and of Cerberus: cui tres sunt linguae tergeminumque caput,

Tib. 3, 4, 88:

canis,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 52: tergemina Hecate (because she was also Luna and Diana; cf.

triceps and triformis),

Verg. A. 4, 511:

tergemina dextra,

i. e. of the three Graces, Stat. S. 3, 4, 83:

jus tergeminae prolis. i. e. trium liberorum,

id. ib. 4, 8, 21:

pomorum tergemina natura,

Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 114:

verba illa Ciceronis in Pisonem (cap. 1) trigemina: decepit, fefellit, induxit,

Gell. 13, 24, 22: certat tergeminis tollere honoribus, to the threefold honors, i. e. of the three highest magistracies, those of the curule ædile, the prætor, and the consul, Hor. C. 1, 1, 8:

at tibi tergeminum mugiet ille sophos,

thrice repeated, Mart. 3, 46, 8.—

Porta Trigemina, a gate, in the early times of Rome, at the foot of Mount Aventine, Liv. 4, 16, 2; 35, 10, 12; Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 22; Plin. 18, 3, 4, § 15; Front. Aquaed. 5 al.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 157 sq.

trĭgĕmĭnus (collat. form, mostly poet., tergĕmĭnus), a, um, adj. [tresgeminus], three born at a birth: fratres, three twin-brothers.

Lit., Liv. 1, 24, 1; cf.:

tergeminos nasci certum est Horatiorum Curiatiorumque exemplo,

Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 33:

trigeminorum matres,

Col. 3, 8, 1:

trigemini filii,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123. — As subst.: trĭgĕmĭni, three brothers born at a birth, Liv. 1, 25, 1; Col. 2, 1, 3; 7, 6, 7; cf.:

trigemino partu,

id. 3, 10, 17:

Horatius trigemina spolia prae se gerens,

of the three twin-brothers, Liv. 1, 26, 2:

Trigemini,

the title of a comedy of Plautus, Gell. 7, 9, 7.—

Transf., in gen., threefold, triple, triform, = triplex (mostly poet.):

trigeminae victoriae triplicem triumphum egistis,

Liv. 6, 7, 4:

tripectora tergemini vis Geryonai,

Lucr. 5, 28; cf.

of the same and of Cerberus: tergeminumque virum tergeminumque canem,

Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 16;

and of Cerberus: cui tres sunt linguae tergeminumque caput,

Tib. 3, 4, 88:

canis,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 52: tergemina Hecate (because she was also Luna and Diana; cf.

triceps and triformis),

Verg. A. 4, 511:

tergemina dextra,

i. e. of the three Graces, Stat. S. 3, 4, 83:

jus tergeminae prolis. i. e. trium liberorum,

id. ib. 4, 8, 21:

pomorum tergemina natura,

Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 114:

verba illa Ciceronis in Pisonem (cap. 1) trigemina: decepit, fefellit, induxit,

Gell. 13, 24, 22: certat tergeminis tollere honoribus, to the threefold honors, i. e. of the three highest magistracies, those of the curule ædile, the prætor, and the consul, Hor. C. 1, 1, 8:

at tibi tergeminum mugiet ille sophos,

thrice repeated, Mart. 3, 46, 8.—

Porta Trigemina, a gate, in the early times of Rome, at the foot of Mount Aventine, Liv. 4, 16, 2; 35, 10, 12; Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 22; Plin. 18, 3, 4, § 15; Front. Aquaed. 5 al.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 157 sq.

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triumvĭri (also written tresvĭri, and IIIvĭri), ōrum or ūm, m. [tres-vir], three men holding an office together or associated in public business, a board of three, three joint commissioners appointed for various purposes, a triumvirate. So,

Triumviri coloniae deducendae or agro dando, for leading out a colony and distributing the land among its members, Liv. 3, 1, 6; 4, 11, 5; 6, 21, 4; 8, 16, 14 al.—In sing.:

nobilitas... Gaium Gracchum... triumvirum coloniis deducundis ferro necaverat,

Sall. J. 42, 1:

triumvir agrarius,

Liv. 27, 21, 10; Cic. Brut. 20, 79.—

Triumviri capitales, superintendents of public prisons, who performed many of the duties of modern police magistrates, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 3; Cic. Or. 46, 156:

carceris lautumiarum,

Liv. 32, 26, 27; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 30; Liv. 25, 1, 10; 39, 14, 10.—In sing., Val. Max. 5, 4, 7.—

Triumviri Epulones, v. epulo.—

Triumviri monetales, directors of the mint, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 30.—

Triumviri mensarii, three commissioners to regulate money, Liv. 23, 21, 6; 24, 18, 12; 26, 36, 8.—

Triumviri nocturni, fire-wardens, Liv. 9, 46, 3; Val. Max. 8, 1, 6; Dig. 1, 15, 1.—

Triumviri reipublicae constituendae;

these were Antony, Octavianus, and Lepidus, appointed to regulate public affairs,

Liv. Epit. 120; Suet. Aug. 96; id. Tib. 4; Flor. 4, 6.— In sing., Vell. 2, 88, 1; Suet. Aug. 9; 54; Gell. 3, 9, 4; Nep. Att. 12, 2.—

Boards for recruiting troops:

senatus triumviros binos creari jussit,

Liv. 25, 5, 6.—

Triumviri sacris conquirendis donisque persignandis, to collect and register votive offerings, etc., Liv. 25, 7, 5.—

Triumviri reficiendis aedibus Fortunae et matris Matutae et Spei, for the restoration of temples, Liv. 25, 7, 6.—

The three chief magistrates of a municipality:

Q. Manlius, qui tum erat IIIvir,

Cic. Clu. 13, 38.

trĭmestris, e, adj. [ter-mensis], of three months.

Adj.:

haedi,

three months old, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8:

spatium,

Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163:

anni Arcadum,

id. 7, 48, 49, § 155:

consul,

Suet. Caes. 80:

satio,

i. e. that ripens in three months, Col. 2, 4, 9:

semen,

id. 2, 9, 7; so,

triticum,

Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 69: aves, i. e. that remain with us but three months, [p. 1900] id. 10, 25, 36, § 73:

annorum caelique vices,

Aus. Edyll. 11, 24. —

Subst.: trĭme-strĭa, ĭum, n., seeds that ripen three months after sowing, Col. 2, 12, 9; 11, 2, 20; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 240.

trĭmestris, e, adj. [ter-mensis], of three months.

Adj.:

haedi,

three months old, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8:

spatium,

Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163:

anni Arcadum,

id. 7, 48, 49, § 155:

consul,

Suet. Caes. 80:

satio,

i. e. that ripens in three months, Col. 2, 4, 9:

semen,

id. 2, 9, 7; so,

triticum,

Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 69: aves, i. e. that remain with us but three months, [p. 1900] id. 10, 25, 36, § 73:

annorum caelique vices,

Aus. Edyll. 11, 24. —

Subst.: trĭme-strĭa, ĭum, n., seeds that ripen three months after sowing, Col. 2, 12, 9; 11, 2, 20; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 240.

trīni ( terni), ae, a, num. distr. adj. [tres], three each, three.

Lit.:

ipse cum tribus legionibus circum Samorabrivam trinis hibernis hiemare constituit,

Caes. B. G. 5, 53:

trina sacrificia in die,

Suet. Ner. 56:

castra,

Caes. B. G. 7, 46; Liv. 9, 43, 6:

litterae,

Cic. Att. 11, 17, 1; cf. Varr. L. L. 10, § 67 Müll.—

Transf., threefold, triple, = triplex:

trinis catenis vinctus,

Caes. B. G. 1, 53:

subsidia, Auct. B. Alex. 37, 3: soles,

Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99:

lunae,

id. ib.:

nomina,

Ov. F. 6, 216:

trina bella civilia, plura externa,

Tac. H. 1, 2:

miles Vitellianus trinis et ipse praesidiis occurrit,

id. ib. 3, 82:

capita (Cerberi),

Sen. Herc. Fur. 783.—

Sing.: trīnus, a, um, adj., three, triple, three each:

cantus trino conficitur versu,

Plin. 10, 35, 52, § 106:

trino relicto praesidio, Auct. B. Afr. 80, 2: forum,

Stat. S. 4, 9, 15:

genus interdictorum,

Aus. Idyll. 11, 63; 11, 66.—

Mostly in phrase, trinum nundinum, the time of three nundinae or market-days; v. nundinus, III.—By the lex Caecilia et Didia, B. C. 98, that a promulgatio trinum nundinum, or a putting up in public for at least seventeen days, should be made of any proposed law before taking a vote on it, Cic. Dom. 16, 41; id. Phil. 5, 3, 8.

triumvĭri (also written tresvĭri, and IIIvĭri), ōrum or ūm, m. [tres-vir], three men holding an office together or associated in public business, a board of three, three joint commissioners appointed for various purposes, a triumvirate. So,

Triumviri coloniae deducendae or agro dando, for leading out a colony and distributing the land among its members, Liv. 3, 1, 6; 4, 11, 5; 6, 21, 4; 8, 16, 14 al.—In sing.:

nobilitas... Gaium Gracchum... triumvirum coloniis deducundis ferro necaverat,

Sall. J. 42, 1:

triumvir agrarius,

Liv. 27, 21, 10; Cic. Brut. 20, 79.—

Triumviri capitales, superintendents of public prisons, who performed many of the duties of modern police magistrates, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 3; Cic. Or. 46, 156:

carceris lautumiarum,

Liv. 32, 26, 27; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 30; Liv. 25, 1, 10; 39, 14, 10.—In sing., Val. Max. 5, 4, 7.—

Triumviri Epulones, v. epulo.—

Triumviri monetales, directors of the mint, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 30.—

Triumviri mensarii, three commissioners to regulate money, Liv. 23, 21, 6; 24, 18, 12; 26, 36, 8.—

Triumviri nocturni, fire-wardens, Liv. 9, 46, 3; Val. Max. 8, 1, 6; Dig. 1, 15, 1.—

Triumviri reipublicae constituendae;

these were Antony, Octavianus, and Lepidus, appointed to regulate public affairs,

Liv. Epit. 120; Suet. Aug. 96; id. Tib. 4; Flor. 4, 6.— In sing., Vell. 2, 88, 1; Suet. Aug. 9; 54; Gell. 3, 9, 4; Nep. Att. 12, 2.—

Boards for recruiting troops:

senatus triumviros binos creari jussit,

Liv. 25, 5, 6.—

Triumviri sacris conquirendis donisque persignandis, to collect and register votive offerings, etc., Liv. 25, 7, 5.—

Triumviri reficiendis aedibus Fortunae et matris Matutae et Spei, for the restoration of temples, Liv. 25, 7, 6.—

The three chief magistrates of a municipality:

Q. Manlius, qui tum erat IIIvir,

Cic. Clu. 13, 38.

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