drie
English
Adjective
drie
- Archaic spelling of dry.
Anagrams
- Deri, Dier, IDer, Reid, dier, dire, ired, ride
Afrikaans
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : drie Ordinal : derde | ||
Etymology
From Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch dri, drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dri/
Audio (AF) (file)
Numeral
drie
- three
Dutch
Alternative forms
- drij (rare, in dialectal Belgian Dutch)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dri/
audio (Belgium) (file) audio (Netherlands) (file) - Hyphenation: drie
- Rhymes: -i
- Homophone: Drie
Numeral
| 30 | ||
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: drie Ordinal: derde | ||
drie
- three
Derived terms
- driebanden
- driecilinder
- driedekker
- driedelig
- driedimensionaal
- drieduizend
- drie-eenheid
- drieën
- drieëndertig
- drieënnegentig
- drieëntachtig
- drieëntwintig
- drieënveertig
- drieënvijftig
- drieënzestig
- drieënzeventig
- drieërhande
- drieërlei
- driehoek
- driehonderd
- driejarig
- driekantig
- drieklank
- driekleur
- driekleurig
- Driekoningen
- driekwart
- drieling
- drieluik
- driemaal
- driemanschap
- driemotorig
- driepoot
- drieslagstelsel
- drietal
- drietand
- drievingerig
- drievoet
- drievoud
- drievuldigheid
- driewieler
Related terms
- derde
- dertig
- trio
Descendants
- Afrikaans: drie
- Berbice Creole Dutch: dri
- Jersey Dutch: drî
- Negerhollands: drie, dri
- Skepi Creole Dutch: dri
- → Sranan Tongo: dri
- → Aukan: dii
- → Saramaccan: dií
- → Trió: tëri_me
Anagrams
- dier
- ried
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
- drij
Etymology
From Middle Low German drî, drê from Old Saxon thrie.
Numeral
drie
- three
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /driə/
Numeral
drie
- three
Alternative forms
- dri
Descendants
- Dutch: drie
- Limburgish: drèè
- Zealandic: drie
Further reading
- “drie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “drie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Adjective
drie (plural and weak singular drie, comparative *drier, superlative *driest)
- Alternative form of drye
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral
drie
- three