tridens

trĭ-dens, entis (abl. tridenti, Verg. A. 1, 145; 2, 418; Sil. 3, 53: tridente, Ov. M. 1, 283; 6, 75; Plin. 9, 15, 20, § 51), adj. [tres], having three teeth or tines, three-tined, threepronged, tridented, trident.

• I Adj.: rostra, Verg. A. 5, 143: aes, Val. Fl. 1, 688: tridenti armatus ferro, Arn. 3, 31.—
• II Subst.: trĭdens, entis, m., a three-tined spear, a trident, used to spear large fish, Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92; 9, 15, 20, § 51; 9, 29, 45, § 84.—As an attribute of Neptune, Verg. G. 1, 13; id. A. 2, 610; Prop. 2, 26 (3, 22), 48; Ov. M. 1, 283; 6, 75.—As a weapon of the net-fighters (retiarii), Juv. 8, 203.

tridēns, entis (tres u. dens), drei Zähne-, drei Zacken-, drei Spitzen habend, I) adi. (Abl. gew. entī), rostra, Verg. Aen. 5, 143: aes, Schiffsschnabel, Val. Flacc. 1, 688: fuscinula, Vulg. 1. regg. 2, 13: tridenti armatus ferro, Arnob. 3, 31. – II) subst., tridēns, entis, Abl. ente u. entī, m., der Dreizack der Fischer, um die größeren Fische zu durchstechen, Plin.: als eine Art Waffen für den Netzfechter (retiarius), Iuven.: als Abzeichen des Neptun, Verg. u.a.

tridens [CL] 1 that has three prongs (also transf. & fig.). veniebat puer sacerdotis dum coquerentur carnes et habebat fuscinulam tridentem in manu sua [I Reg. ii 13] ‥ et habebant rapacem mundi cupiditatem in operibus suis, cujus ~entem morsum describens apostolus Johannes ait, ‘quia omne quod in mundo est concupiscentia carnis et concupiscentia oculorum et superbia vite’ [I Joh. ii 16] Bede Sam. 513A. 2 (as sb. n.) three-pronged spear, trident. b (three-pronged) fork or meat hook. c pronged instrument used for digging, mattock. vidit quoque demonem ‥ cum ~ente quem manu tenebat P. Cornw. Rev. 202; demones ‥ ira excandescentes ~entibus et uncis igneis Coggesh. Visio 21.  b creagras, ~entes GlC C 878; componitur quoque dens hic ~ens, -entis quod aliter et fuscina et creagra dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 162; de fuscinulis his et ~entibus legitur ‥ de filiis Heli qui fuscinulas et uncinos mittebant in lebetem [cf. I Reg. ii 13] Gir. GE II 32 p. 321; hec tridex, a flechehoke WW.  c ~ens ‥ meottoc GlC T 286; s1180 facies murorum [castelli] ligonibus, rastris et ~entibus ‥ solotenus complanatur M. Par. Min. I 420; s1250 utquid ligones, ~entes, trahas, vomeres, aratra, et alia culture necessaria ‥ apportasset Id. Maj. V 107.

1 trĭdēns, (15) tis (tres, dens), adj^t , qui a trois pointes (dents) : Virg. En. 5, 143 ; Val. Flacc. 1, 688.

2 trĭdēns, (13) tis, m. , harpon, instrument de pêche : Plin. 9, 92 || trident de Neptune : Virg. G. 1, 13 ; Ov. M. 1, 283 || trident des rétiaires : Juv. 8, 203.

➳ abl. sing., au lieu de tridente, chez les poètes parfois tridenti à la fin dʼun vers.

tridens , tis. adj.
三齒者。

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tridens , tis. m.
三齒杈。

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tridēns entis (abl.dentī), adj.

• tres+dens, with three teeth, three-tined, three-pronged, tridented, trident: rostra, V.—As substm. (abl.dentī or dente), a three-tined spear, trident: tellus percussa tridenti, V.: ferire tridente saxa, O.

TRIDENS

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Tridens

(τριόδους, τρίαινα). A trident. (1) A three-pronged fork for spearing fish.

(2) A sort of pitchfork used by the class of gladiators called retiarii. (See gladiatores.)

(3) The characteristic sign of Neptune, which in works of art he is depicted as carrying instead of a sceptre (Verg. Aen. ii. 610).