tribas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τριβάς (tribás), from τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.bas/, [ˈt̪rɪbäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.bas/, [ˈt̪riːbäs]

Noun

tribas f (genitive tribadis); third declension

1. a lesbian, gay woman, tribade

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tribas	tribadēs
Genitive	tribadis	tribadum
Dative	tribadī	tribadibus
Accusative	tribadem	tribadēs
Ablative	tribade	tribadibus
Vocative	tribas	tribadēs

Descendants

• English: tribade, tribadism

References

• “tribas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “tribas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• tribas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.