trireme

See also: Trireme and trirème

English

A Greek trireme

Etymology

From Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus (oar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪ.ɹiːm/

Noun

trireme (plural triremes)

  1. (historical, nautical, archaic) A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus (oar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tri.ˈrɛ.me/
  • Rhymes: -ɛme
  • Hyphenation: tri‧rè‧me

Noun

trireme f (plural triremi)

  1. trireme

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Latin

Adjective

trirēme

  1. nominative neuter singular of trirēmis
  2. accusative neuter singular of trirēmis
  3. vocative neuter singular of trirēmis
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