þri

þri

See also: thri, þri-, and þrí-

Old English

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Cardinal: þrī     Ordinal: þridda     Adverbial: þreowa     Multiplier: þrifeald

Alternative forms

• þrīe, þrȳ, þrēo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Cognate with Old High German drī, French trois, Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs), Russian три (tri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θriː/

Numeral

þrī

1. three

Usage notes

• The distinction between masculine þrī and feminine/neuter þrēo, shown in the declension table below, existed only in the West Saxon dialect. In the other dialects þrēo was used for all three genders.

• The combining form (i.e., the form used as the first element of a compound) is þri-, with a short i: þrifeald (“triple”), þrimilċe (“May”), þrines (“trinity”), þriwintre (“three years old”). The word þrītiġ (“thirty”) is an exception, since it was originally a phrase meaning “three tens” and not a compound. See also twēġen, whose combining form is twi-.

Declension

Declension of þrī — Strong only

Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þrī	þrēo	þrēo
Accusative	þrī	þrēo	þrēo
Genitive	þrēora	þrēora	þrēora
Dative	þrim	þrim	þrim
Instrumental	þrim	þrim	þrim

Derived terms

• þrēotīene
• þri-
• þrītiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: thre, threo, thri, thrie, þre, þreo
  • English: three
  • Scots: three, threi, shrei, hrei
  • Yola: dhree, dhrie, dree