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Contents 1 Asturian 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Numeral 1.1.1.1 Usage notes 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Preposition 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Cardinal number 2.2.1 Usage notes 2.2.2 Derived terms 3 Danish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Numeral 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Galician 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Numeral 5 Latin 5.1 Alternative forms 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Pronunciation 5.4 Numeral 5.4.1 Usage notes 5.4.2 Inflection 5.4.3 Related terms 5.4.4 Descendants 5.4.5 See also 6 Occitan 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Cardinal number 6.3.1 Related terms 7 Spanish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Cardinal number 7.3.1 Related terms

[edit] Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tres     Ordinal : terceru

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Numeral

tres (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) three

[edit] Usage notes

When there is possibility of confusion with the preposition tres, the numeral tres is accented as trés

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin dē (“‘of, from’”) + trāns (“‘beyond, on the other side’”). Compare Spanish detrás.

[edit] Preposition

tres

1. behind, beyond
2. after

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Cardinal number

Catalan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tres     Ordinal : tercer     Multiplier : triple
Catalan Wikipedia article on tres

tres m. and f. adj. and m. sg. noun (masculine plural noun tresos)

1. (cardinal) three

[edit] Usage notes

Catalan cardinal numbers may be used as masculine or feminine adjectives. When used as a noun, Catalan cardinal numbers are treated as masculine singular nouns in most contexts. An exception occurs in certain expressions involving time such as la una i trenta (1:30) or les dues (two o'clock) where the feminine noun hora (pl. hores) has been elided.

[edit] Derived terms

• tenir en cap a tres quarts de quinze = be absent-minded or crazy
• en un tres i no res = very soon and quick
• buscar tres peus al gat = search for all the inconveniences

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

A shortening of tresindstyve, “three times twenty”.

[edit] Numeral

tres

1. (cardinal) sixty

[edit] Related terms

• tresindstyvende

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[edit] Galician

Galician cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tres     Ordinal : terceiro
Galician Wikipedia article on tres

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Numeral

tres (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) three

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[edit] Latin

Latin cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : trēs     Ordinal : tertius     Adverbial : ter     Multiplier : triplex     Distributive : ternī
Latin Wikipedia article on trēs

[edit] Alternative forms

• Symbol: III

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognates include Sanskrit त्रि (trí), Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treis) and Old English þrēo (English three).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /treːs/
•  Audio (Classical)^{help, file}

[edit] Numeral

trēs m. and f. pl. (neuter tria); third declension

1. (cardinal) three; 3

[edit] Usage notes

See Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals

[edit] Inflection

Third declension with two endings (3:2E). Note: the word “trēs”, by definition, has no singular.

Number	Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	trēs	trēs	tria
genitive	trium	trium	trium
dative	tribus	tribus	tribus
accusative	trēs	trēs	tria
ablative	tribus	tribus	tribus

[edit] Related terms

• tertiary
• tertius
• triās
• triplex

[edit] Descendants

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals

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[edit] Occitan

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tres/, SAMPA: /"tres/

[edit] Cardinal number

tres

1. three

ordinal: tresen -a

[edit] Related terms

• trenta
• tresen -a

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[edit] Spanish

Spanish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tres     Ordinal : tercero

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tres/, SAMPA: /tres/

[edit] Cardinal number

tres

1. (cardinal) three

[edit] Related terms

• tercer
• tercia
• terciario
• tercio
• trece