трьѥ

Old Church Slavonic

Old Church Slavonic numbers ^(edit)

	30[a], [b]
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Cardinal: трьѥ (trĭje), триѥ (trije)     Ordinal: трети (treti)     Adverbial: три кратꙑ (tri kraty)

Alternative forms

• триѥ (trije)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

трьѥ • (trĭje) m (feminine and neuter три)

1. three

Usage notes

The numbers единъ (edinŭ), дъва (dŭva), триѥ (trije), четꙑре (četyre) work as adjectives and must thus be in the same case and number as the word they are attached to, even if it's another number (as an example, съто (sŭto) means hundred, whereas дъвѣ сътѣ (dŭvě sŭtě) means two hundred, with сътѣ (sŭtě) being the dual form). All other numbers, instead, behave as substantives and are followed by the genitive plural: as an example, пѧть сътъ (pętĭ sŭtŭ, “five hundred”) uses сътъ (sŭtŭ), the genitive plural of съто (sŭto).

Declension

Declension of трьѥ (trĭje) (i-stem, plural-only)
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	трьѥ (trĭje) триѥ (trije)	три (tri)
genitive	трьи (trĭi), трьии (trĭii)
dative	трьмъ (trĭmŭ)
accusative	три (tri)
instrumental	трьми (trĭmi)
locative	трьхъ (trĭxŭ)
vocative	трьѥ (trĭje) триѥ (trije)	три (tri)	трьѥ (trĭje) триѥ (trije)

Coordinate terms

Old Church Slavonic cardinal numbers from 1 to 90

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	—	единъ (edinŭ), едьнъ (edĭnŭ), ѥдьнъ (jedĭnŭ), ѥдинъ (jedinŭ)	дъва (dŭva)	трьѥ (trĭje), триѥ (trije)	четꙑре (četyre)	пѧть (pętĭ)	шесть (šestĭ)	седмь (sedmĭ)	осмь (osmĭ)	девѧть (devętĭ)
1—	десѧть (desętĭ)	ѥдинъ на десѧте (jedinŭ na desęte)	дъва на десѧте (dŭva na desęte)	трьѥ на десѧте (trĭje na desęte)	четꙑре на десѧте (četyre na desęte)	пѧть на десѧте (pętĭ na desęte)	шесть на десѧте (šestĭ na desęte)	седмь на десѧте (sedmĭ na desęte)	осмь на десѧте (osmĭ na desęte)	девѧть на десѧте (devętĭ na desęte)
2—	дъва десѧти (dŭva desęti)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	дъва десѧти и осмь (dŭva desęti i osmĭ)	—
3—	трьѥ десѧте (trĭje desęte), триѥ десѧте (trije desęte)	—	—	—	—	—	три десѧти и шесть (tri desęti i šestĭ)	—	три десѧти и осмь (tri desęti i osmĭ)	—
4—	четꙑре десѧте (četyre desęte)	—	—	—	—	—	четꙑре десѧти и шесть (četyre desęti i šestĭ)	—	—	—
5—	пѧть десѧтъ (pętĭ desętŭ)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6—	шесть десѧтъ (šestĭ desętŭ)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7—	седмь десѧтъ (sedmĭ desętŭ)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8—	осмь десѧтъ (osmĭ desętŭ)	—	—	—	осмь десѧтъ и четꙑре (osmĭ desętŭ i četyre)	—	—	—	—	—
9—	девѧть десѧтъ (devętĭ desętŭ)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

First attested in c. 1100‒1120 as три (tri, acc.), nominative case is not yet attested, but the expected form is трьѥ (trĭje). Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”). Cognate with Old East Slavic трьѥ (trĭje), Old Ruthenian три (tri), Old Church Slavonic трьѥ / ⱅⱃⱐⰵ (trĭje), Polabian tåri.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: трь‧ѥ

Numeral

трьѥ • (trĭje) m (feminine and neuter три)

1. three
   • c. 1280 – 1300, Counting tag no. 4^[1], Novgorod (Nerevsky excavation):

     грижгове три рожи а три жита

     grižgove tri roži a tri žita

     Grishkov [debt?]: three [measures] of rye and three of barley.

Declension

Declension of трьѥ (i-stem)

	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	трьѥ trĭje	три tri
genitive	трьи trĭi
dative	трьмъ trĭmŭ
accusative	три tri
instrumental	трьми trĭmi
locative	трьхъ trĭxŭ

Related terms

• треть (tretĭ)
• три девѧть (tri devętĭ)
• три десѧте (tri desęte)
• три шьдъ (tri šĭdŭ)
• триодь (triodĭ)
• трои (troi)

Further reading

• “триѥ”, in “Birchbark Letters Corpus”, in Russian National Corpus, https://ruscorpora.ru, 2003–2025