thre
English
Numeral
thre
- Obsolete spelling of three
Noun
thre
- Obsolete spelling of three
Anagrams
- Hert
Middle English
| 30 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: thre Ordinal: thridde Adverbial: thrie, thries Multiplier: threfold Distributive: threfold | ||
Alternative forms
- threo, thri, thrie, þre, þreo
Etymology
From Old English þrīe, þrī, þrēo, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθreː/, /ˈθriː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Numeral
thre
- three
- c. 1225, “Introduction”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402), Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folios 6, verso – 7, recto; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, January 2018:
- Almihti godd· feader· ſune· hali gaſt· aſ ȝe beoð ϸreo an godd: alſƿa ȝe beoð an mihte· an ƿiſdom· ⁊ an luue […]
- Almighty God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as both three and one, while being one Might, one Wisdom, and one Love […]
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Related terms
- threfold
- thridde
- thrie
- thries
- thrittene
Descendants
- English: three
- Scots: three, threi, shrei, hrei
- Yola: dhree, dhrie, dree
References
- “thrẹ̄, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þrír.
Numeral
thre
- three
Descendants
- Danish: tre
Old Frisian
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : thrē | ||
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ. Cognates include Old English þrī and Old Saxon thrīe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθreː/
Numeral
thrē m
- three
Declension
Declension of thrē
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | thrē | thria | thriu |
| Accusative | thrē | thria | thriu |
| Genitive | thrira, thria | thrira, thria | thrira, thria |
| Dative | thrium, thrim, threm | thrium, thrim, threm | thrium, thrim, threm |
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum: trii
- Goesharde: trä m, träi f or n
- Halligen: tree'e m, traane f or n
- Helgoland: tree
- Mooring: tra m, trii f or n
- Sylt: trii
- Wiedingharde: trä m, träi f or n
- Saterland Frisian: träi m; trjo, tjo f or n
- West Frisian: trije
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 68
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θreː/
Noun
thre
- Aspirate mutation of tre.