tri-

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin tres (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρία (tria, “three”).

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Latin number prefix
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tri-

  1. three
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words with "tri-" prefix
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit [script?] (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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Finnish[edit]

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tri-

  1. tri-

Usage notes[edit]

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-

  1. tri-

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Italian[edit]

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Malay[edit]

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri-

Etymology[edit]

From tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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tri- (Jawi spelling تري)

  1. (cardinal) tri-

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Category Swedish words prefixed with tri- not found
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