Esperanto

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Esperanto numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: tria
    Adverbial: trie
    Multiplier: triobla, triopa
    Fractional: triona, triono

Etymology

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From tri (three) +‎ -obla (fold).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [triˈobla]
  • Rhymes: -obla
  • Hyphenation: tri‧o‧bla

Adjective

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triobla (accusative singular trioblan, plural trioblaj, accusative plural trioblajn)

  1. triple; multiplied by three

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with triopa ("in a group or groups of three"); the meanings sometimes but not always overlap.

triobla prezoa price three times greater
triopa prezoa price for a group of three items

Derived terms

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