Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/tri

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

Proto-Brythonic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *tri
    Ordinal : *trɨdɨð

*tri (feminine *teir)

  1. three

Descendants edit

  • Old Breton: tri
    • Middle Breton: tri
  • Cornish: tri
  • Middle Welsh: tri