trije

Serbo-Croatian

Numeral

trije

1. Obsolete form of tri.

Slovene

Slovene numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: trije     Cardinal prefix: tro-     Ordinal: tretji     Latinate ordinal: terciaren     Ordinal prefix: tretje-     Number: tri     Digit: trojka     Digit place: trojica     Adverbial: tretjič     Krat adverbial: tretjikrat     Multiplier: trojen     Krat multiplier: trikrat     Fixed multiplier: trikraten, trokraten     Adverbial multiplier: trojno     Latinate multiplier: tripleten     Multiplier verb: potrojiti     Latinate multiplier verb: triplirati     Multiplier prefix: trojn-     Krat multiplier prefix: trikratn-, trokratn-     Krat adverbial multiplier: trikratno, trokratno     Collective: troje     Separable collective: troj     Greek or Latinate collective: triada     Greek collective prefix: tri-     Latinate collective prefix: tri-     Fractional: tretjina     Latinate fractional prefix: trient-     Fractional multiplier: tretjinski     Elemental: trojica     Fractional adverbial multiplier: tretjinsko     Greek prefix: trito-     Number of musicians: trio

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tríːjɛ/
• (archaic) IPA^(key): /trijéː/
• Rhymes: -iːjɛ, -eː

Numeral

trȋje

1. three

Usage notes

When counting or reciting numbers, the feminine form trí is normally used.

Declension

First declension (hard), long mixed accent, special accent changes, vowel e in endings instead of i
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom sg	trȋje, trijẹ̑	trȋ	trȋ
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative imenovȃlnik	trȋje, trijẹ̑	trȋ	trȋ
genitive rodȋlnik	trẹ̑h	trẹ̑h	trẹ̑h
dative dajȃlnik	trẹ̑m	trẹ̑m	trẹ̑m
accusative tožȋlnik	trȋ	trȋ	trȋ
locative mẹ̑stnik	trẹ̑h	trẹ̑h	trẹ̑h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	trẹ̑mi	trẹ̑mi	trẹ̑mi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	trȋje, trijẹ̑	trȋ	trȋ

Derived terms

• ena dva tri
• ena dve tri
• govoriti tja v tri dni
• podpirati tri ogle hiše
• pravilo treh sekund
• sveti trije kralji
• šteti do tri
• tako, da bo kdo tri sonca videl
• tri pike
• tri, štiri
• trije modri
• v tri dni
• vi trije
• vzdigniti tri prste pred sodnikom
• za družbo so potrebni vsaj trije
• za tri

 

Further reading

• “trije”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “trije”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

West Frisian

West Frisian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : trije     Ordinal : tredde

Etymology

From Old Frisian thrē, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛi̯ə/

Numeral

trije

1. three

Further reading

• “trije”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011