trinity

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
2. The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.

Sinonieme

trio

triad

threesome

ternary

trine

ternion

triplet

troika

terzetto

deuce-ace

triune god

3

leash

III

tercet

three

tierce

trey

trial

triple

Vertalings

trinidad

triade

trio

trío

τριάδα

drievuldigheid

trinité

üçlü

Dreifaltigkeit

trinità

trindade

triolisme

trinitat

Dreiheit

-

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɪnɪti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: trinite

Verwante met Frans: trinité

In summary

From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīni (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).