troys

Middle French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Italic *trēs

Latin trēs

Old French trois

Middle French troys

From Old French trois, troy, treis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (in isolation) /trwɛs/, (before vowel) /trwɛz/, (before consonant) /trwɛ/

Numeral

troys (invariable)

1. three

Descendants

• French: trois
  • Haitian Creole: twa
  • Louisiana Creole: trò, trwa