tre

See also tré, trè, and tré-

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *trei-, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate to Latin tres (“three”) and Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɾɛ/

Numeral

tre

1. (cardinal) three

Related terms

• tri

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Breton

Adverb

tre

1. very

   Mat-tre ! — Very good!

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)

Numeral

tre

1. (cardinal) three

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French très.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtre/
• Hyphenation: tre

Adverb

tre

1. very

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Ido

Adverb

tre

1. very

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [t̪re]
• Rhymes: -e

Etymology

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Italian cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : tre     Ordinal : terzo     Multiplier : triplo

Adjective

tre m and f (invariable)

1. three

Noun

tre m (invariable)

1. three

le tre f pl

1. three o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)

Related terms

• trecento, Trecento
• trecentesco
• tredicenne
• tredicesima
• tredici
• tre Marie
• tremila
• trenta
• tre per due
• tre unità
• tri-
• trivio

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers

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Lojban

Rafsi

tre

1. rafsi of mitre.

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Norwegian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Danish and Swedish tre, Icelandic þrír, Faroese tríggir.

Alternative forms

• tri (Nynorsk, bracket form)

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Numeral

tre

1. (cardinal) three

References

• “tre” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tré. The plurals trær and trærne are from Danish.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

tre

1. tree

   Trea i skogen var gamle.

   The trees in the forest were old.

Inflection

    Inflection of tre

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	tre	treet	tre/trær	trea/trærne
Nynorsk n	tre	treet	tre	trea [trei]

References

• “tre” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Romanian

Etymology

Short form of trebuie

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tre]

Verb

tre

1. (informal) third-person singular present tense form of trebui.

Synonyms

• trebe
• trebie
• trebuie

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Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

tre

1. through, by means of

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Norwegian and Danish tre, Icelandic þrír, Faroese tríggir.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /treː/

• audio

  (file)

Numeral

tre

1. (cardinal) three

Synonyms

• trenne (archaic)

Related terms

• trea
• tredje

See also

• noll, ett, två, tre, fyra, fem, sex, sju, åtta, nio, tio, elva, tolv

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Tocharian B trey, trai.

Numeral

tre

1. (cardinal) three

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA: [treː]

Noun

tre f (plural trefi)

1. Alternative form of tref.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tre	dre	nhre	thre