tri-
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- IPA: /traɪ/
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin tres (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρία (“three”)
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tri-
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three
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words with "tri-" prefix
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Sanskrit (tri-, “three”).
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tri-
- (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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tri-
- tri-
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The prefix tri- is mainly used in the names of chemical compounds, e.g. trikloorifluorimetaani or in words that have been loaned from other languages with the tri- prefix already there, e.g. trigonometria, trikolori. For other words, the prefix kolmi-, which is derived from the Finnish word kolme (“three”) is preferred.
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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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[edit] Italian
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Category Swedish words prefixed with tri- not found
