thre

English

Numeral

thre

1. Obsolete spelling of three.

Noun

thre

1. Obsolete spelling of three.

Anagrams

• Hert

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• þre, thrie, thri, threo

Etymology

From Old English þriē, þrī, þreō, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθreː/, /ˈθriː/
• Rhymes: -eː

Numeral

cardinal number

3	Previous:	tuo
	Next:	fower

thre

1. three

Related terms

• thridde
• thrittene

Descendants

• English: three
• Scots: thre
• Yola: dhree, dhrie

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Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír.

Numeral

thre

1. three

Descendants

• Danish: tre

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Old Frisian

Old Frisian cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : thre

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrīz (“three”).

Numeral

thrē

1. three.

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum and Sylt: trii

  Helgoland: tree

  Mooring: tra m, trii f or n

  Wiedingharde: trä m, träi f or n

• Saterland Frisian: träi m; trjo, tjo f or n
• West Frisian: trije

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θreː/

Noun

thre

1. Aspirate mutation of tre.