त्रि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognates include Latin trēs, Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treis) and Old English þrēo (English three).
Numeral
त्रि (trí) m
Declension
Masculine declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | - | - | त्रयः (trayaḥ) |
| Vocative | - | - | त्रयः (trayaḥ) |
| Accusative | - | - | त्रीन् (trīn) |
| Instrumental | - | - | त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) |
| Dative | - | - | त्रिभ्यः (tribhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | - | - | त्रिभ्यः (tribhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | - | - | त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) |
| Locative | - | - | त्रिषु (triṣu) |
Feminine declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | - | - | तिस्रः (tisraḥ) |
| Vocative | - | - | तिस्रः (tisraḥ) |
| Accusative | - | - | तिस्रः (tisraḥ) |
| Instrumental | - | - | तिसृभिः (tisṛbhiḥ) |
| Dative | - | - | तिसृभ्यः (tisṛbhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | - | - | तिसृभ्यः (tisṛbhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | - | - | तिसृणाम् (tisṛṇām) |
| Locative | - | - | तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) |
Neuter declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | - | - | त्रीणि (trīṇi) |
| Vocative | - | - | त्रीणि (trīṇi) |
| Accusative | - | - | त्रीणि (trīṇi) |
| Instrumental | - | - | त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) |
| Dative | - | - | त्रिभ्यः (tribhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | - | - | त्रिभ्यः (tribhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | - | - | त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) |
| Locative | - | - | त्रिषु (triṣu) |
Descendants
- Bengali: তিন
- Hindi: तीन
- Malay: tri (tri-) / تري (تري-)
- Punjabi: ਤਿੰਨ
- Romani: trin
- Sinhalese: ٽي
- Urdu: تین
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0457
