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tri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"
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English

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Etymology

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Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

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Noun

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tri (plural tris)

  1. (chiefly attributive) triathlon
    a tri bike
    a tri suit
  2. (computer graphics) triangle
    • 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:
      The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris. Anything within that range is sufficient to accommodate all superficial anatomical details without resort to optimization beyond normal model cleanup.
    • 2010, Tony Mullen, Claudio Andaur, Blender Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making, page 91:
      Tris and quads have different areas of functionality. In real-time graphics, tris are the norm because they provide the most basic geometric representations of planes.
  3. (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) triceps

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *trī(-ā), from Proto-Indo-European *tríh₂ (“three”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and Latin tria (“three”).

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tri

  1. three
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Atong (India)

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Etymology

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From English three.

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tri (Bengali script ত্রি)

  1. three

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Bislama

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Etymology 1

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From English tree.

Noun

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tri

  1. tree

Etymology 2

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Bislama cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri

From English three.

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tri

  1. three

Breton

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Breton cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri m (feminine form teir)

  1. three

Cornish

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Cornish cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri
    Ordinal : tressa
    Feminine : teyr

Alternative forms

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  • (Standard Cornish) try
  • (Standard Written Form) trei

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri m (feminine form teyr)

  1. three

Mutation

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  Mutation of tri  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
tri dri thri unchanged unchanged unchanged

Dutch

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Noun

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tri n (uncountable)

  1. synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent

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Elfdalian

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Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri
    Ordinal : trið

Etymology

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From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ f pl (þrijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

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tri

  1. three

Esperanto

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Esperanto numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: tria
    Adverbial: trie
    Multiplier: triobla, triopa
    Fractional: triona, triono

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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Numeral

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tri

  1. three (3)

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Fanagalo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English three.

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tri

  1. three

Finnish

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtohtori/, [ˈt̪o̞xt̪o̞ri]

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tri

  1. Abbreviation of tohtori.

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Only used in writing and together with a name, and is thus not inflected. For example in phrase tri Pentti Arajärvi only the family name Arajärvi is inflected.

Tämä tri Pentti Arajärven artikkeli on mielenkiintoinen.
This article written by Dr. Pentti Arajärvi is interesting.

French

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Etymology

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From trier.

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Noun

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tri m (plural tris)

  1. selection
  2. (computing) sort

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ido

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Ido numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: triesma
    Adverbial: trifoye
    Multiplier: triopla
    Fractional: triima

Etymology

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From Esperanto tri, from English three, French trois, German drei, Spanish tres, Italian tre, Russian три (tri), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri

  1. three (3)

Indonesian

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Indonesian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri

Etymology

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From Malay tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri

  1. three

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Malay

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Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri (Jawi spelling تري)

  1. three

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Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English three.

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tri

  1. three

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri
    Ordinal : tridje

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Danish and Swedish tre, Icelandic þrír, Faroese tríggir, English three.

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tri m (feminine trjå, neuter try or trju)

  1. three; (pre-2012) alternative form of tre
    Trjå matskeider salt.
    Three tablespoons of salt.

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *trē (compare Welsh trwy), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”); compare Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras), Latin trāns and Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh).

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Preposition

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tri (with the accusative; triggers lenition)

  1. through

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tri.

Inflection
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Inflection of tri
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. trium
2d person sing. triut triutsu
3d sing. masc./neut., dative
3d sing. masc./neut., accusative triit triitsom, trítsom
3d sing. fem., dative
3d sing. fem., accusative tree
1st person pl. triunn triunni
2d person pl. triib
3d person pl., dative
3d person pl., accusative treu, treo

Forms combined with a definite article:

  • tris(s)in (“through the m sg or f sg”)
  • tris(s)a (“through the n sg”)
  • trisna (“through the pl”)

Forms combined with a possessive determiner:

Forms combined with a relative pronoun:

  • tresa (“through which”)
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Descendants
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  • Middle Irish: tre, tré, tri, trí
    • Irish: trí, tré; tré- (combining); fríd (Ulster), ⇒ fríd
    • Scottish Gaelic: tre
    • ⇒ Manx: trooid

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Etymology 2

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Numeral

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tri

  1. Alternative spelling of trí

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from French très.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -i

Adjective

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tri

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) cool, nice, good, interesting
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) Clipping of trilegal

Adverb

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tri

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) very
    Synonym: tro

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Romagnol

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Etymology

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From Latin tres (“three”).

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Numeral

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tri

  1. three

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

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Etymology 1

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From English three.

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tri

  1. three

Etymology 2

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From English tree.

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tri

  1. tree

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  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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Serbo-Croatian numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: treći
    Adverbial: triput, triždi
    Multiplier: trostruk, trojno
    Collective: troje, trojica
    Fractional: trećina

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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trȋ (Cyrillic spelling три)

  1. three (3)

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  • As a vestige of the Proto-Slavic dual number, nouns following the numbers 2-4 are in genitive singular.
  • In standard Serbo-Croatian, tri declines according to case, but this is not always done in speech.

Declension

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Declension of tri
singular
nominative trȋ
genitive trìjū
dative trìma
accusative trȋ
vocative trȋ
locative trìma
instrumental trìma

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Sicilian

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Sicilian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri
    Ordinal : terzu

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From Latin trēs.

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tri

  1. three

Slovak

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Slovak numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: tretí
    Adverbial: tri razy
    Multiplier: trojitý, trojnásobný
    Collective: troje
    Qualitative: trojaký

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tri.

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tri

  1. three (3)

Coordinate terms

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Slovak cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— nula jeden dva tri štyri päť šesť sedem osem deväť
1— desať jedenásť dvanásť trinásť štrnásť pätnásť šestnásť sedemnásť osemnásť devätnásť
2— dvadsať dvadsaťjeden dvadsaťdva dvadsaťtri dvadsaťštyri dvadsaťpäť dvadsaťšesť dvadsaťsedem dvadsaťosem dvadsaťdeväť
3— tridsať tridsaťjeden tridsaťdva tridsaťtri tridsaťštyri tridsaťpäť tridsaťšesť tridsaťsedem tridsaťosem tridsaťdeväť
4— štyridsať štyridsaťjeden štyridsaťdva štyridsaťtri štyridsaťštyri štyridsaťpäť štyridsaťšesť štyridsaťsedem štyridsaťosem štyridsaťdeväť
5— päťdesiat päťdesiatjeden päťdesiatdva päťdesiattri päťdesiatštyri päťdesiatpäť päťdesiatšesť päťdesiatsedem päťdesiatosem päťdesiatdeväť
6— šesťdesiat šesťdesiatjeden šesťdesiatdva šesťdesiattri šesťdesiatštyri šesťdesiatpäť šesťdesiatšesť šesťdesiatsedem šesťdesiatosem šesťdesiatdeväť
7— sedemdesiat sedemdesiatjeden sedemdesiatdva sedemdesiattri sedemdesiatštyri sedemdesiatpäť sedemdesiatšesť sedemdesiatsedem sedemdesiatosem sedemdesiatdeväť
8— osemdesiat osemdesiatjeden osemdesiatdva osemdesiattri osemdesiatštyri osemdesiatpäť osemdesiatšesť osemdesiatsedem osemdesiatosem osemdesiatdeväť
9— deväťdesiat deväťdesiatjeden deväťdesiatdva deväťdesiattri deväťdesiatštyri deväťdesiatpäť deväťdesiatšesť deväťdesiatsedem deväťdesiatosem deväťdesiatdeväť

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  • “tri”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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Numeral

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trȋ

  1. three

Usage notes

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This is the usual form used when counting or reciting numbers.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Clipping of tricolor

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾi/ [ˈt̪ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: tri

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tri m (uncountable)

  1. (soccer, preceded by "el") the Mexican national football team
    Synonym: tricolor

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tri f (uncountable)

  1. (soccer, preceded by "la") the Ecuador national football team
    Synonym: tricolor

Tok Pisin

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Tok Pisin numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tri

Etymology

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From English three.

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tri

  1. three (3)

Usage notes

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Used when counting; see also tripela.

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Tok Pisin cardinal numbers from 1 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— — wan tu tri foa faiv sikis seven et nain
1— ten eleven twelv tetin fotin fiftin sikistin seventin etin naintin
2— twenti tupela ten wan tupela ten tu tupela ten tri tupela ten foa tupela ten faiv tupela ten sikis tupela ten seven tupela ten et tupela ten nain
3— teti tripela ten wan tripela ten tu tripela ten tri tripela ten foa tripela ten faiv tripela ten sikis tripela ten seven tripela ten et tripela ten nain
4— foti fopela ten wan fopela ten tu fopela ten tri fopela ten foa fopela ten faiv fopela ten sikis fopela ten seven fopela ten et fopela ten nain
5— fifti faivpela ten wan faivpela ten tu faivpela ten tri faivpela ten foa faivpela ten faiv faivpela ten sikis faivpela ten seven faivpela ten et faivpela ten nain
6— sikisti sikispela ten wan sikispela ten tu sikispela ten tri sikispela ten foa sikispela ten faiv sikispela ten sikis sikispela ten seven sikispela ten et sikispela ten nain
7— seventi sevenpela ten wan sevenpela ten tu sevenpela ten tri sevenpela ten foa sevenpela ten faiv sevenpela ten sikis sevenpela ten seven sevenpela ten et sevenpela ten nain
8— eti etpela ten wan etpela ten tu etpela ten tri etpela ten foa etpela ten faiv etpela ten sikis etpela ten seven etpela ten et etpela ten nain
9— nainti nainpela ten wan nainpela ten tu nainpela ten tri nainpela ten foa nainpela ten faiv nainpela ten sikis nainpela ten seven nainpela ten et nainpela ten nain

Torres Strait Creole

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Etymology 1

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From English three.

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tri

  1. three

Etymology 2

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From English tree.

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tri

  1. tree

Venetian

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Etymology

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From Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre.

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tri m

  1. three

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Vietnamese

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Verb

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tri

  1. to smear; to daub

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Derived terms

Welsh

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Welsh numbers (edit)
30[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (masculine): tri
    Cardinal (feminine): tair
    Ordinal (masculine): trydydd
    Ordinal (feminine): trydedd
    Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 3ydd
    Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 3edd
    Adverbial: teirgwaith
    Multiplier: triphlyg
Welsh Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri m (feminine tair)

  1. (cardinal number) three

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Tri is used only before grammatically masculine nouns. It triggers the aspirate mutation in the written language, but this is heard only occasionally in speech.

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tri dri nhri thri
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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