three

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

drie

3

gedrieën

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

trois

3

tres

3

drei

3

tre

3

três

3

üç

3

τρία

tres

3

tres

3

ثلاثة

3

Drei

3️⃣

tria

τρεις

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/θɹiː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: thre

Overgenomen van Oudengels: þrī

Verwant aan Duits: drei

Verwant aan Albanees: tre

Verwant aan Armeens: երեք

Verwant aan Latijn: trēs

Verwant aan Lets: trīs

Verwant aan Litouws: trỹs

Verwant aan Grieks: τρεῖς

Verwant aan Kerkslavisch: 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.

Zinnen

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

Het echtpaar had vier kinderen, drie zonen en een dochter.

She is the youngest of three children .

Ze is de jongste van drie kinderen.

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

Alle drie de stoelen bleven leeg tot de volgende verkiezingen.

Three finalists are announced in January .

Drie finalisten worden aangekondigd in januari.

He's already killed three men .

Hij heeft al drie mannen gedood.

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

Na bijna drie jaar sinds het begin van de opstand, gaf Miki Castle zich eindelijk over.