tríggir

Faroese

Faroese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tríggir     Ordinal : triði     Multiplier : trífaldur     Distributive : trinnir     Fractional : triðingur

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Icelandic þrír, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish tre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɹʊtʃːɪɹ/

Numeral

tríggir m (neuter trý, feminine tríggjar)

1. three (cardinal number after tveir (“two”) and before fýra (“four”))

Declension

normal form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tríggir	tríggjar	trý
accusative	tríggjar
dative	trimum
genitive	(tríggja)
pair-form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	trinnir	trinnar	trinni
accusative	trinnar
dative	trinnum
genitive	(trinna, trinra)