trì
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"
Istriot edit
Etymology edit
Numeral edit
trì
Scottish Gaelic edit
30[a], [b], [c] | ||
← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
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Cardinal: trì Standalone: a trì Ordinal: treas, treasamh, trìtheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 3s, 3mh Personal: triùir Multiplier: trì-fillte, trìbilte Fractional: trian |
Etymology edit
From Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
trì
Usage notes edit
- Used before a noun; a trì is used when free-standing (counting, telling a row of numerals etc).
- Tha trì tunnagan aige. ― He has three ducks.
- Tha a trì aice cuideachd. ― She has three as well.
- Fòn a h-aon, a dhà, a trì! ― Phone one-two-three!
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “trì”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “trí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language