tri
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
tri (plural tris)
- (chiefly attributive) triathlon
- a tri bike
- a tri suit
- (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.
- (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) triceps
Anagrams Edit
Albanian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Albanian *trī(-ā), from Proto-Indo-European *tri-h2 (“three”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and Latin tria (“three”).
Numeral Edit
tri
Related terms Edit
Atong (India) Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri (Bengali script ত্রি)
Synonyms Edit
References Edit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 2.
Bislama Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
tri
Etymology 2 Edit
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Numeral Edit
tri
Breton Edit
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral Edit
tri m (feminine form teir)
Cornish Edit
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tressa Feminine : teyr | ||
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral Edit
tri m (feminine form teyr)
Mutation Edit
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
tri | dri | thri | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Dutch Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Noun Edit
tri n (uncountable)
- synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent
Anagrams Edit
Elfdalian Edit
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : trið | ||
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ f pl (þrijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).
Numeral Edit
tri
Esperanto Edit
30 | ||
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Cardinal: tri Ordinal: tria Adverbial: trie Multiplier: triobla, triopa Fractional: triona, triono |
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Derived terms Edit
Fanagalo Edit
Etymology Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Finnish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
tri
- Abbreviation of tohtori.
Usage notes Edit
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 Edit
Etymology Edit
From trier.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
tri m (plural tris)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “tri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams Edit
Ido Edit
30 | ||
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Cardinal: tri Ordinal: triesma Adverbial: trifoye Multiplier: triopla Fractional: triima |
Etymology Edit
From Esperanto tri, from English three, French trois, German drei, Spanish tres, Italian tre, Russian три (tri), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral Edit
tri
Indonesian Edit
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology Edit
From Malay tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral Edit
tri
Synonyms Edit
Malay Edit
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri (Jawi spelling تري)
Synonyms Edit
Derived terms Edit
Nigerian Pidgin Edit
Etymology Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tridje | ||
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
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.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
Old Irish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
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).
Alternative forms Edit
Preposition Edit
tri (with the accusative; triggers lenition)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tri.
Inflection Edit
Person | Normal | Emphatic |
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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:
Forms combined with a possessive determiner:
Forms combined with a relative pronoun:
- tresa (“through which”)
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Further reading Edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tre”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003), D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 433, 856, pages 272–73, 533–34
- Pedersen, Holger (1913) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 301
Etymology 2 Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
- Alternative spelling of trí
Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
Possibly borrowed from French très.
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: -i
Adjective Edit
tri
- (Rio Grande do Sul) cool, nice, good, interesting
- (Rio Grande do Sul) Clipping of trilegal
Adverb Edit
tri
- (Rio Grande do Sul) very
- Synonym: tro
See also Edit
Romagnol Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Samoan Plantation Pidgin Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
tri
References Edit
Serbo-Croatian Edit
30 | ||
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Cardinal: tri Ordinal: treći Adverbial: triput, triždi Multiplier: trostruk, trojno Collective: troje, trojica Fractional: trećina |
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
trȋ (Cyrillic spelling три)
Usage notes Edit
- 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 Edit
Derived terms Edit
Sicilian Edit
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : terzu | ||
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Slovak Edit
30 | ||
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Cardinal: tri Ordinal: tretí Adverbial: tri razy Multiplier: trojitý, trojnásobný Collective: troje Qualitative: trojaký |
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Coordinate terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- tri in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
trȋ
Usage notes Edit
This is the usual form used when counting or reciting numbers.
Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
tri m (uncountable)
- (soccer, preceded by "el") the Mexican national football team
- Synonym: tricolor
Noun Edit
tri f (uncountable)
- (soccer, preceded by "la") the Ecuador national football team
- Synonym: tricolor
Tok Pisin Edit
30 | ||
← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
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Cardinal: tri |
Etymology Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Usage notes Edit
Used when counting; see also tripela.
Torres Strait Creole Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Numeral Edit
tri
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
tri
Venetian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre.
Numeral Edit
tri m
Synonyms Edit
Vietnamese Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
tri
See also Edit
Welsh Edit
30[a], [b], [c] | ||
[a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | 4 → [a], [b] |
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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 Edit
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
tri m (feminine tair)
Usage notes Edit
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.
Mutation Edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |