tri-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Prefix 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Related terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Prefix 1.3.1.1 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Prefix 2.1.1 Related terms 2.2 See also 3 Italian 3.1 Prefix 3.1.1 Related terms 3.2 See also 4 Swedish 4.1 Prefix 4.1.1 Derived terms

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• IPA: /traɪ/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin tres (“‘three’”) and Ancient Greek τρία (“‘three’”)

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tri-

1. three

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• ter-

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• tre-
• ter-
• -tri-

[edit] Etymology 2

From Sanskrit  (tri-), “‘three’”).

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tri-

1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

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• eka-
• dvi-

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[edit] French

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tri-

1. tri-

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• triangle
• trias
• triathlon
• tricentenaire
• tricéphale
• tricolore
• tridimensionnel
• trièdre
• triennal
• trilogie
• trimestre
• trimoteur
• trinité
• triparti
• triple
• trisannuel
• trisomie

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• trois

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[edit] Italian

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tri-

1. tri-

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• triangolo
• triathlon, triatlon
• triatomico
• triceratopo
• triciclo
• tricipite
• tricolore
• tricotomia
• triennale
• trilingue
• trimestre
• trimotore
• trimurti
• Trinacria
• trinità
• trinitrotoluene
• trio
• triodo
• tripartitico
• tripartito
• triplice
• triplo
• tripolare
• trireattore
• trisagio
• trisdrucciolo
• trisillabo
• tritone
• tritono
• trittico
• trittongo
• trivalenza
• trivio

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• tre

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[edit] Swedish

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tri-

1. tri-

[edit] Derived terms

• arseniktrioxid
• triangel