tris
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.
Alternative forms edit
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, tris buffer, THAM
- trometamol, tromethamine (used for drugs)
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A phosphoric acid ester C9H15Br6O4P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tris
References edit
- “tris”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tris”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
tris m
Anagrams edit
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
< 2 | 3 | 4 > |
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Cardinal : tris | ||
Etymology edit
From Portuguese três. Cognate with Kabuverdianu tres.
Numeral edit
tris
- three (3)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tris m (invariable)
- prile
- (card games, poker) three of a kind
- trio (three varieties as a unit)
- Un tris di baccalà ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- il tris di primi piatti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (games) tic-tac-toe
Further reading edit
- tris in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from French triste (“sad”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tris
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
< 2nd | 3rd | 4th > |
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Cardinal : trí Ordinal : tris | ||
tris
Inflection edit
Usually uninflected, but sometimes as an o/ā-stem:
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | tris | tris | tris |
Vocative | tris | ||
Accusative | tris | tris | |
Genitive | tris | tresi | tris |
Dative | triuss | tris | triuss |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | tris | trisa | |
Vocative | trisu trisa† | ||
Accusative | trisu trisa† | ||
Genitive | tris | ||
Dative | trisaib | ||
Notes | † not when substantivized |
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tris | thris | tris pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 tress”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trȋs m inan
See also edit
Poker hands in Slovene · poker karte (layout · text) | |||||
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najvišja karta | par | dva para | tris | lestvica, kenta | |
barva | full house | poker | barvna lestvica | kraljeva lestvica |
Spanish edit
Noun edit
tris m (plural tris)
- crack (sound)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014