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Etymology

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From triumphus (a triumphal procession).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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triumphō (present infinitive triumphāre, perfect active triumphāvī, supine triumphātum); first conjugation

  1. to triumph (over)
  2. to hold or celebrate a triumph, to make a triumphal procession
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.52:
      illa corōnātīs alta triumphat equīs
      she celebrates a triumph, [standing] high, with horses having been wreathed with garlands
      (Refers to the goddess Maiestas, Majestas, or Majesty, attending a victorious general as he rides in a chariot drawn by decorated horses.)
  3. to exult, rejoice, celebrate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • triumpho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • triumpho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • triumpho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to triumph over some one: triumphare de aliquo (ex bellis)
    • to lead some one in triumph: per triumphum (in triumpho) aliquem ducere

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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triumpho m (plural triumphos)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of triunfo.

Verb

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triumpho

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of triunfo.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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triumpho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of triumphar

Spanish

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Noun

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triumpho m (plural triumphos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of triunfo.
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