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tri-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"

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Etymology 1 edit

PIE word
*tréyes

From Latin tri- (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).

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Latin number prefix
3 Previous: bi-
Next: quadri-
Greek number prefix
3 Previous: di-
duo-
Next: tessara-
tetra-

tri-

  1. three
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words with "tri-" prefix
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Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”).

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tri-

  1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
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  • Audio(file)

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tri-

  1. tri-
Dutch terms prefixed with tri-

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtri-/, [ˈt̪ri-]

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tri-

  1. tri-

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The prefix tri- is mainly used in the names of chemical compounds, e.g. trikloorifluorimetaani or in words that have been loaned from other languages with the tri- prefix already there, e.g. trigonometria, trikolori. For other words, the prefix kolmi-, which is derived from the Finnish word kolme (“three”) is preferred.

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tri-

  1. tri-

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German edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin tri- and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).

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tri-

  1. tri- (three)

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German terms prefixed with tri-

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  • “tri-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian edit

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  • IPA(key): /tri/
  • Hyphenation: tri-

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

Combining form of trēs (“three”, cardinal numeral).

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tri-

  1. (without adverbial sense) three, tri-

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Latin terms prefixed with tri-

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  • English: tri-

Malay edit

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri-

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Etymology edit

From tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri- (prefix Jawi spelling, تري)

  1. tri-

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Etymology 1 edit

Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

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tri-

  1. tri-
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Etymology 2 edit

Possibly borrowed from French très.

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tri-

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) super- (superior in quality or degree)
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tri-

  1. tri-

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tri-

  1. tri-

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