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Triforium


Tri-fo′ri-um

,
Noun.
[LL., fr. L.
tri-
(see
Tri-
) +
foris
, pl.
fores
, a door.]
(Arch.)
The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows.

Definition 2024


triforium

triforium

English

Noun

triforium (plural triforia)

  1. The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

Translations


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈfo.ri.um/, [trɪˈfɔ.ri.ũ]

Noun

triforium n (genitive triforiī); second declension

  1. triforium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative triforium triforia
genitive triforiī triforiōrum
dative triforiō triforiīs
accusative triforium triforia
ablative triforiō triforiīs
vocative triforium triforia

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