Meanings
Origin
- Latintrirēmis
- Englishtrireme
From Latin trirēmis, from tri- + rēmus (“oar”).
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Ancient Greek τριήρης
- τριήρης (triḗrēs)galley with three banks of oars
Catalan trirrem
- trirremgalley with three banks of oars
Czech triréma
- trirémagalley with three banks of oars
Finnish kolmisoutu, trieeri
- kolmisoutugalley with three banks of oars
- trieerigalley with three banks of oars
French trirème
- trirèmegalley with three banks of oars
German Trireme
- Triremegalley with three banks of oars
Hebrew טְרִירֶמָה, תְּלַת חַתְרִית
- טְרִירֶמָה (trirema)galley with three banks of oars
- תְּלַת חַתְרִית (tlat khatrit)galley with three banks of oars
Italian trireme
- triremegalley with three banks of oars
Japanese 三段櫂船
- 三段櫂船galley with three banks of oars
Polish trirema, tryrema
- triremagalley with three banks of oars
- tryremagalley with three banks of oars
Portuguese trirreme, trirremo
- trirremegalley with three banks of oars
- trirremogalley with three banks of oars
Russian трире́ма
- трире́ма (triréma)galley with three banks of oars
Spanish trirreme
- trirremegalley with three banks of oars
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APA
trireme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trireme
MLA
“trireme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trireme. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trireme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trireme.
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