three

Significat (Anglès)

Num

1. A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
2. Describing a set or group with three elements.

Noun

1. The digit/figure 3.
2. Anything measuring three units, as length.
3. A person who is three years old.
4. The playing card featuring three pips.
5. Three o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of three-pointer.

Conceptes

tres

3

3

tres

3

III

Sinònims

triple

3

trey

a few

🤏

threefold

tri

tierce

third

3rd

threesome

leash

ternary

thribs

iii

triad

trine

trinity

trio

few

🤏

triplet

troika

terzetto

tri-

deuce-ace

ternion

a little

several

number three

tercet

third gear

III

thrice

Traduccions

trois

3

tres

3

drei

3

tre

3

drie

3

três

3

üç

3

τρία

tres

3

ثلاثة

3

tria

Drei

3️⃣

τρεις

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/θɹiː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: thre

Heretat de anglès antic: þrī

Cognat amb alemany: drei

Cognat amb albanès: tre

Cognat amb armeni: երեք

Cognat amb llatí: trēs

Cognat amb letó: trīs

Cognat amb lituà: trỹs

Cognat amb grec: τρεῖς

Cognat amb eslau eclesiàstic: трьѥ

In summary

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of tres and trey.
Cognate with German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian երեք (erekʻ), Latin trēs, Latvian trīs, Lithuanian trỹs, Greek τρεῖς (treís), Old Church Slavonic трьѥ (trĭje), and others.

Frases

The couple had four children , three sons and one daughter .

She is the youngest of three children .

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

Three finalists are announced in January .

He's already killed three men .

After nearly three years since the beginning of the rebellion , Miki castle finally surrendered .