tri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"

English

Etymology

Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹaɪ/
- Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ
Homophone: try

Noun

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

IRT, RTI, TIR, Tir, rit

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *trī(-ā), from Proto-Indo-European *tri-h2 (“three”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and Latin tria (“three”).

Numeral

tri

three

Related terms

tre

Atong (India)

Etymology

From English three.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tri/

Numeral

tri (Bengali script ত্রি)

three

Synonyms

tham
rongtham
tiin

References

van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 2.

Bislama

Etymology 1

From English tree.

Noun

tri

tree

Etymology 2

**Bislama cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri

From English three.

Numeral

tri

three

Breton

**Breton cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri m (feminine form teir)

three

Cornish

**Cornish cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tressa Feminine : teyr

Alternative forms

(Standard Cornish) try
(Standard Written Form) trei

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri m (feminine form teyr)

three

Mutation

Mutation of tri

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
tri	dri	thri	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

tri n (uncountable)

synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent

Anagrams

rit

Elfdalian

**Elfdalian cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri Ordinal : trið

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ f pl (þrijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

Numeral

tri

three

Esperanto

**Esperanto numbers ^(edit)**
	30
← 2	3	4 →
Cardinal: tri Ordinal: tria Adverbial: trie Multiplier: triobla, triopa Fractional: triona, triono

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tri]
Audio:
(file)
Hyphenation: tri

Numeral

tri

three (3)

Derived terms

trio
tripunkto (“ellipsis”)

Fanagalo

Etymology

Borrowed from English three.

Numeral

tri

three

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtohtori/, [ˈt̪o̞xt̪o̞ri]

Noun

tri

Abbreviation of tohtori.

Usage notes

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁi/

Noun

tri m (plural tris)

selection
(computing) sort

Derived terms

tri à bulles

Anagrams

rit, rît, tir

Ido

**Ido numbers ^(edit)**
	30
← 2	3	4 →
Cardinal: tri Ordinal: triesma Adverbial: trifoye Multiplier: triopla Fractional: triima

Etymology

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

tri

three (3)

Indonesian

**Indonesian cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri

Etymology

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

Numeral

tri

three

Synonyms

tiga
telu

Malay

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

Alternative forms

تري‎ (تري-‎)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təri/
Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i

Numeral

tri (Jawi spelling تري)

three

Synonyms

tiga / تيݢ‎
telu / تلو‎

Derived terms

tri-
trisula

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English three.

Numeral

tri

three

Norwegian Nynorsk

**Norwegian Nynorsk cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tridje

Alternative forms

tre

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /triː/

Numeral

tri m (feminine trjå, neuter try or trju)

three; (pre-2012) alternative form of tre
Trjå matskeider salt.
Three tablespoons of salt.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tʲrʲi]

Etymology 1

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

tre, tré, trí

Preposition

tri (with the accusative; triggers lenition)

through

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tri.

Inflection

Inflection of tri

Person	Normal	Emphatic
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:

tris(s)in (“through the m sg or f sg”)
tris(s)a (“through the n sg”)
trisna (“through the pl”)

Forms combined with a possessive determiner:

trim, trem (“through my”)
tria, trea (“through his/her/its/their”)

Forms combined with a relative pronoun:

tresa (“through which”)

Related terms

trá
tremi-

Descendants

Middle Irish: tre, tré, tri, trí
- Irish: trí, tré; tré-; fríd, ⇒ fríd
- Scottish Gaelic: tre
- ⇒ Manx: trooid

Numeral

tri

Alternative spelling of trí

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from French très.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi/

Rhymes: -i

Adjective

tri

(Rio Grande do Sul) cool, nice, good, interesting

Adverb

tri

(Rio Grande do Sul) very
Synonym: tro

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin tres (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tri/

Numeral

tri

three

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology 1

From English three.

Numeral

tri

three

Etymology 2

From English tree.

Noun

tri

tree

References

Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

**Serbo-Croatian numbers ^(edit)**
	30
← 2	3	4 →
Cardinal: tri Ordinal: treći Adverbial: triput, triždi Multiplier: trostruk, trojno Collective: troje Fractional: trećina

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /trîː/
Audio (Serbia) (file)

Numeral

trȋ (Cyrillic spelling три)

three (3)

Usage notes

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

Declension of tri

	singular
nominative	trȋ
genitive	trìjū
dative	trìma
accusative	trȋ
vocative	trȋ
locative	trìma
instrumental	trìma

Derived terms

trodnevni

Sicilian

**Sicilian cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : tri Ordinal : terzu

Etymology

From Latin trēs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈɽi/ (Stressed)
IPA^(key): /ʈɽɪ/ (Unstressed)

Numeral

tri

three

Slovak

**Slovak numbers ^(edit)**
	30
← 2	3	4 →
Cardinal: tri Ordinal: tretí Adverbial: tri razy Multiplier: trojitý, trojnásobný Collective: troje Qualitative: trojaký

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tri]

Numeral

tri

three (3)

Coordinate terms

Slovak cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	nula	jeden	dva	tri	štyri	päť	šesť	sedem	osem	deväť
1—	desať	jedenásť	dvanásť	trinásť	štrnásť	pätnásť	šestnásť	sedemnásť	osemnásť	devätnásť
2—	dvadsať	dvadsaťjeden	dvadsaťdva	dvadsaťtri	dvadsaťštyri	dvadsaťpäť	dvadsaťšesť	dvadsaťsedem	dvadsaťosem	dvadsaťdeväť
3—	tridsať	tridsaťjeden	tridsaťdva	tridsaťtri	tridsaťštyri	tridsaťpäť	tridsaťšesť	tridsaťsedem	tridsaťosem	tridsaťdeväť
4—	štyridsať	štyridsaťjeden	štyridsaťdva	štyridsaťtri	štyridsaťštyri	štyridsaťpäť	štyridsaťšesť	štyridsaťsedem	štyridsaťosem	štyridsaťdeväť
5—	päťdesiat	päťdesiatjeden	päťdesiatdva	päťdesiattri	päťdesiatštyri	päťdesiatpäť	päťdesiatšesť	päťdesiatsedem	päťdesiatosem	päťdesiatdeväť
6—	šesťdesiat	šesťdesiatjeden	šesťdesiatdva	šesťdesiattri	šesťdesiatštyri	šesťdesiatpäť	šesťdesiatšesť	šesťdesiatsedem	šesťdesiatosem	šesťdesiatdeväť
7—	sedemdesiat	sedemdesiatjeden	sedemdesiatdva	sedemdesiattri	sedemdesiatštyri	sedemdesiatpäť	sedemdesiatšesť	sedemdesiatsedem	sedemdesiatosem	sedemdesiatdeväť
8—	osemdesiat	osemdesiatjeden	osemdesiatdva	osemdesiattri	osemdesiatštyri	osemdesiatpäť	osemdesiatšesť	osemdesiatsedem	osemdesiatosem	osemdesiatdeväť
9—	deväťdesiat	deväťdesiatjeden	deväťdesiatdva	deväťdesiattri	deväťdesiatštyri	deväťdesiatpäť	deväťdesiatšesť	deväťdesiatsedem	deväťdesiatosem	deväťdesiatdeväť

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tríː/

Numeral

trȋ

three

Usage notes

This is the usual form used when counting or reciting numbers.

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of tricolor

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi/ [ˈt̪ɾi]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: tri

Noun

tri m (uncountable)

(soccer, preceded by "el") the Mexican national football team
Synonym: tricolor

Noun

tri f (uncountable)

(soccer, preceded by "la") the Ecuador national football team
Synonym: tricolor

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English three.

Numeral

tri

three (3)

Usage notes

Used when counting; see also tripela.

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology 1

From English three.

Numeral

tri

three

Etymology 2

From English tree.

Noun

tri

tree

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre.

Numeral

tri m

three

Synonyms

tre

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

trây

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˧˧]

Verb

tri

to smear; to daub

Welsh

**Welsh numbers ^(edit)**
	30^{[a], [b], [c]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 2	3	4 → ^{[a], [b]}
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

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /triː/
Rhymes: -iː

Numeral

tri m (feminine tair)

(cardinal number) three

Usage notes

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

Welsh mutation
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.

tri

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Numeral

Related terms

Atong (India)

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Synonyms

References

Bislama

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Numeral

Breton

Etymology

Numeral

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Numeral

Mutation

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

Anagrams

Elfdalian

Etymology

Numeral

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Derived terms

Fanagalo

Etymology

Numeral

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ido

Etymology

Numeral

Indonesian

Etymology

Numeral

Synonyms

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Synonyms

Derived terms

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Numeral

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms