tre

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See also tré, trè, and tré-

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Albanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Numeral [edit]

tre

  1. (cardinal) three
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Breton [edit]

Adverb [edit]

tre

  1. very
    Mat-tre ! — Very good!

Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Numeral [edit]

tre

  1. (cardinal) three

Esperanto [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French très.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈtre/
  • Hyphenation: tre

Adverb [edit]

tre

  1. very

Ido [edit]

Adverb [edit]

tre

  1. very

Italian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [t̪re]
  • Rhymes: -e

Etymology [edit]

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

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

Adjective [edit]

tre m and f (invariable)

  1. three

Noun [edit]

tre m (invariable)

  1. three

le tre f pl

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

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Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

tre

  1. rafsi of mitre.

Norwegian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

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 [edit]

  • tri (Nynorsk, bracket form)

Pronunciation [edit]

Numeral [edit]

tre

  1. (cardinal) three
References [edit]
  • “tre” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Etymology 2 [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

tre

  1. tree
    Trea i skogen var gamle.
    The trees in the forest were old.
Inflection [edit]
References [edit]
  • “tre” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Short form of trebuie

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

tre

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

Synonyms [edit]


Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Preposition [edit]

tre

  1. through, by means of

Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Numeral [edit]

tre

  1. (cardinal) three

Synonyms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

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Tocharian A [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Numeral [edit]

tre

  1. (cardinal) three

Welsh [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

tre f (plural trefi)

  1. Alternative form of tref.

Mutation [edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tre dre nhre thre