tria nomina

noun

The three names borne by free male Roman citizens, consisting of the praenomen, nomen, and cognomen.

OriginLatin tria nōmina →
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Meanings

nountria nomina pl (plural only)
  1. Ancient Romepluralplural onlyThe three names borne by free male Roman citizens, consisting of the praenomen, nomen, and cognomen.

Origin

  1. Latintria nōmina
  2. Englishtria nomina

Learned borrowing from Latin tria nōmina, from tria (neuter of trēs (“three”)) + nōmina (plural of nōmen (“name”)), literally “three names”.

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