# trivia
## English
### Etymology

* PIE word
* *tréyes
From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

### Pronunciation

* (Canada, UK, US) IPA: /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪviə

### Noun

trivia (countable and uncountable, plural trivia or trivias)
* Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.
    These trivia take up too much of the day.
    This trivia takes up too much of the day.
** 1943 December, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!
* A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
    I joined the trivia club this semester!

#### Usage notes

* Formerly, as a word derived from a Latin plural, trivia required a plural verb, as in the first usage example above. Most modern authorities accept a singular verb, and this may be the preferred usage in the US. The "game" sense is always regarded as a singular noun.

#### Derived terms

* administrivia
* triviaholic
* triviaphile

#### Related terms

* trivial
* triviality
* trivialize

#### Translations
### Noun

trivia
* plural of trivium

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trivia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtriʋiɑ/, [ˈt̪riʋiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iʋiɑ
* Hyphenation: tri‧via

### Noun

trivia
* trivia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of trivia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triviani
triviani
accusative
nom.
triviani
triviani
gen.
triviani
genitive
triviani
trivioideni trivioitteni triviaini $^{rare}$
partitive
triviaani
trivioitani
inessive
triviassani
trivioissani
elative
triviastani
trivioistani
illative
triviaani
trivioihini
adessive
triviallani
trivioillani
ablative
trivialtani
trivioiltani
allative
trivialleni
trivioilleni
essive
trivianani
trivioinani
translative
triviakseni
trivioikseni
abessive
triviattani
trivioittani
instructive
comitative
—trivioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triviasi
triviasi
accusative
nom.
triviasi
triviasi
gen.
triviasi
genitive
triviasi
trivioidesi trivioittesi triviaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
triviaasi
trivioitasi
inessive
triviassasi
trivioissasi
elative
triviastasi
trivioistasi
illative
triviaasi
trivioihisi
adessive
triviallasi
trivioillasi
ablative
trivialtasi
trivioiltasi
allative
triviallesi
trivioillesi
essive
trivianasi
trivioinasi
translative
triviaksesi
trivioiksesi
abessive
triviattasi
trivioittasi
instructive
comitative
—trivioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triviamme
triviamme
accusative
nom.
triviamme
triviamme
gen.
triviamme
genitive
triviamme
trivioidemme trivioittemme triviaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
triviaamme
trivioitamme
inessive
triviassamme
trivioissamme
elative
triviastamme
trivioistamme
illative
triviaamme
trivioihimme
adessive
triviallamme
trivioillamme
ablative
trivialtamme
trivioiltamme
allative
triviallemme
trivioillemme
essive
trivianamme
trivioinamme
translative
triviaksemme
trivioiksemme
abessive
triviattamme
trivioittamme
instructive
comitative
—trivioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
trivianne
trivianne
accusative
nom.
trivianne
trivianne
gen.
trivianne
genitive
trivianne
trivioidenne trivioittenne triviainne $^{rare}$
partitive
triviaanne
trivioitanne
inessive
triviassanne
trivioissanne
elative
triviastanne
trivioistanne
illative
triviaanne
trivioihinne
adessive
triviallanne
trivioillanne
ablative
trivialtanne
trivioiltanne
allative
triviallenne
trivioillenne
essive
triviananne
trivioinanne
translative
triviaksenne
trivioiksenne
abessive
triviattanne
trivioittanne
instructive
comitative
—trivioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triviansa
triviansa
accusative
nom.
triviansa
triviansa
gen.
triviansa
genitive
triviansa
trivioidensa trivioittensa triviainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
triviaansa
trivioitaan trivioitansa
inessive
triviassaan triviassansa
trivioissaan trivioissansa
elative
triviastaan triviastansa
trivioistaan trivioistansa
illative
triviaansa
trivioihinsa
adessive
triviallaan triviallansa
trivioillaan trivioillansa
ablative
trivialtaan trivialtansa
trivioiltaan trivioiltansa
allative
trivialleen triviallensa
trivioilleen trivioillensa
essive
trivianaan trivianansa
trivioinaan trivioinansa
translative
triviakseen triviaksensa
trivioikseen trivioiksensa
abessive
triviattaan triviattansa
trivioittaan trivioittansa
instructive
comitative
—trivioineen trivioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* triviatieto

### Further reading

* “trivia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Latin
### Noun

trivia
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of trivium

### Adjective

trivia
* inflection of trivius:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

triviā
* ablative feminine singular of trivius

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾibja/ [ˈt̪ɾi.β̞ja]
* Rhymes: -ibja
* Syllabification: tri‧via

### Noun

trivia f (plural trivias)
* trivia