thrice

Meaning

Three times.

Synonyms

three times

three

threefold

triple

Translations

tres veces

dreimal

driemaal

trois fois

três vezes

ter

tre volte

τρείς φορές

tres vegades

üç kere

ter

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drie keer

trevolte

dreifach

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹaɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thrice

Inherited from Old English: þriwa

Cognate with Old Frisian: thria

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: träie

Cognate with Middle Low German: drîes

Cognate with Middle High German: drīes

In summary

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).

Sentences

Krantz was married four times and divorced thrice .