trio

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See also: Trio, trío, and tríó

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*tréyes

1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.

Pronunciation[edit]

English numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: three
    Ordinal: third
    Latinate ordinal: tertiary
    Adverbial: three times, thrice
    Multiplier: threefold
    Latinate multiplier: triple
    Distributive: triply
    Collective: trio, threesome
    Multiuse collective: triplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: triad
    Greek collective prefix: tri-
    Latinate collective prefix: tri-
    Fractional: third
    Latinate fractional prefix: trient-
    Elemental: thrin, triplet
    Greek prefix: trito-
    Number of musicians: trio, triplet
    Number of years: triennium

Noun[edit]

trio (plural trios)

  1. A group of three people or things.
    • 2015, Kate Hardy, Bachelor at Her Bidding:
      I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts.
    • 2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      These are exciting times for England and particularly for this group. Six of this side won the Under-17s European Championship in 2014 and the attacking trio from Everton and Liverpool – Ademola Lookman, Dominic Solanke and Calvert-Lewin – had an excellent tournament.
  3. A group of three musicians.
  4. (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 281:
      I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.
  5. (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
  6. Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

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See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Noun[edit]

trio m (plural trios)

  1. (music) trio (a piece of music written for three musicians)
  2. (music) trio (a group of three musicians)
  3. threesome (an instance of sexual activity involving three people)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

trio

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of triar

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology[edit]

From Italian trio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.oː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: trio

Noun[edit]

trio n (plural trio's, diminutive triootje n)

  1. trio, threesome, triad (group of three people or things)
    Synonym: drietal
    De Duitse band Trio was een trio.
    The German band Trio was a triumvirate.
  2. menage a trois, threesome (sex act, three people having sex together)
    De Duitse band Trio was geen trio.
    The German band Trio was not a menage a trois.

Derived terms[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tri (“three”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

trio (accusative singular trion, plural trioj, accusative plural triojn)

  1. threesome, trio
    Synonym: triopo
  2. the digit or figure three

See also[edit]

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)
aso duo trio kvaro kvino seso sepo
oko naŭo deko fanto, bubo damo reĝo ĵokero

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian trio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrio/, [ˈt̪rio̞]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification(key): tri‧o

Noun[edit]

trio

  1. trio

Declension[edit]

Inflection of trio (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative trio triot
genitive trion triojen
partitive trioa trioja
illative trioon trioihin
singular plural
nominative trio triot
accusative nom. trio triot
gen. trion
genitive trion triojen
partitive trioa trioja
inessive triossa trioissa
elative triosta trioista
illative trioon trioihin
adessive triolla trioilla
ablative triolta trioilta
allative triolle trioille
essive triona trioina
translative trioksi trioiksi
instructive — trioin
abessive triotta trioitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of trio (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative trioni trioni
accusative nom. trioni trioni
gen. trioni
genitive trioni triojeni
partitive trioani triojani
inessive triossani trioissani
elative triostani trioistani
illative triooni trioihini
adessive triollani trioillani
ablative trioltani trioiltani
allative triolleni trioilleni
essive trionani trioinani
translative triokseni trioikseni
instructive — —
abessive triottani trioittani
comitative — trioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative triosi triosi
accusative nom. triosi triosi
gen. triosi
genitive triosi triojesi
partitive trioasi triojasi
inessive triossasi trioissasi
elative triostasi trioistasi
illative trioosi trioihisi
adessive triollasi trioillasi
ablative trioltasi trioiltasi
allative triollesi trioillesi
essive trionasi trioinasi
translative trioksesi trioiksesi
instructive — —
abessive triottasi trioittasi
comitative — trioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative triomme triomme
accusative nom. triomme triomme
gen. triomme
genitive triomme triojemme
partitive trioamme triojamme
inessive triossamme trioissamme
elative triostamme trioistamme
illative trioomme trioihimme
adessive triollamme trioillamme
ablative trioltamme trioiltamme
allative triollemme trioillemme
essive trionamme trioinamme
translative trioksemme trioiksemme
instructive — —
abessive triottamme trioittamme
comitative — trioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative trionne trionne
accusative nom. trionne trionne
gen. trionne
genitive trionne triojenne
partitive trioanne triojanne
inessive triossanne trioissanne
elative triostanne trioistanne
illative trioonne trioihinne
adessive triollanne trioillanne
ablative trioltanne trioiltanne
allative triollenne trioillenne
essive trionanne trioinanne
translative trioksenne trioiksenne
instructive — —
abessive triottanne trioittanne
comitative — trioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative trionsa trionsa
accusative nom. trionsa trionsa
gen. trionsa
genitive trionsa triojensa
partitive trioaan
trioansa 		triojaan
triojansa
inessive triossaan
triossansa 		trioissaan
trioissansa
elative triostaan
triostansa 		trioistaan
trioistansa
illative trioonsa trioihinsa
adessive triollaan
triollansa 		trioillaan
trioillansa
ablative trioltaan
trioltansa 		trioiltaan
trioiltansa
allative triolleen
triollensa 		trioilleen
trioillensa
essive trionaan
trionansa 		trioinaan
trioinansa
translative triokseen
trioksensa 		trioikseen
trioiksensa
instructive — —
abessive triottaan
triottansa 		trioittaan
trioittansa
comitative — trioineen
trioinensa

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowing from Italian trio

Noun[edit]

trio m (plural trios)

  1. trio

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

trio m (uncountable)

  1. Tiriyó (language)

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.o/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: trì‧o

Noun[edit]

trio m (plural trii)

  1. trio, threesome
  2. (music) trio
  3. (baby carriage system) travel system

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

baby carriage

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, turn”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

triō m (genitive triōnis); third declension

  1. a plow ox
  2. (chiefly in plural) the constellation of the Wagon (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative triō triōnēs
Genitive triōnis triōnum
Dative triōnī triōnibus
Accusative triōnem triōnēs
Ablative triōne triōnibus
Vocative triō triōnēs

Derived terms[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English trio, French trio.

Noun[edit]

trio m (plural trios)

  1. (Jersey) trio

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun[edit]

trio

  1. trio

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Noun[edit]

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioer, definite plural trioene)

  1. trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments; group of three people)

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Noun[edit]

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioar, definite plural trioane)

  1. trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments)

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

trio n

  1. (music) trio (group of three musicians)
    Synonym: tercet
  2. (music) trio (piece of music written for three musicians)
    Synonym: tercet
  3. trio (group of three people or things)
    Synonym: tercet

Declension[edit]

Declension of trio
singular plural
nominative trio tria
genitive tria triów
dative triu triom
accusative trio tria
instrumental triem triami
locative triu triach
vocative trio tria

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • trio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

trio m (plural trios)

  1. trio (group of three people or things)
    Synonyms: trinca, terceto, tríade
Coordinate terms[edit]
Coeficiente Substantivo Resultado
1 único
singular
2 dobro dupla
par
duo
3 triplo trio
trinca
terceto
tríade
4 quádruplo quarteto
5 quíntuplo quinteto
6 sêxtuplo sexteto
7 sétuplo
séptuplo 		septeto
8 óctuplo octeto
9 nônuplo (Brazil)
nónuplo (Portugal) 		noneto
10 décuplo
11 undécuplo
12 duodécuplo
100 cêntuplo
muitos múltiplo

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

trio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of triar

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian trio or French trio.

Noun[edit]

trio n (plural triouri)

  1. trio

Declension[edit]

Declension of trio
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) trio trioul (niște) triouri triourile
genitive/dative (unui) trio trioului (unor) triouri triourilor
vocative trioule triourilor

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

trio

  1. trio

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of trio (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. trio
genitive sing. trion
partitive sing. triod
partitive plur. trioid
singular plural
nominative trio triod
accusative trion triod
genitive trion trioiden
partitive triod trioid
essive-instructive trion trioin
translative trioks trioikš
inessive trios trioiš
elative triospäi trioišpäi
illative trioho trioihe
adessive triol trioil
ablative triolpäi trioilpäi
allative triole trioile
abessive triota trioita
comitative trionke trioidenke
prolative triodme trioidme
approximative I trionno trioidenno
approximative II trionnoks trioidennoks
egressive trionnopäi trioidennopäi
terminative I triohosai trioihesai
terminative II triolesai trioilesai
terminative III triossai —
additive I triohopäi trioihepäi
additive II triolepäi trioilepäi

References[edit]

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “трио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English try.

Verb[edit]

trio (first-person singular present triaf)

  1. to try
    Synonym: ceisio

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future triaf tri tria triwn triwch triant trir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional triwn trit triai triem triech trient trid
preterite triais triaist triodd triasom triasoch triasant triwyd
pluperfect triaswn triasit triasai triasem triasech triasent triasid, triesid
present subjunctive triwyf triech trio triom trioch triont trier
imperative — tria tried triwn triwch trient trier
verbal noun trio
verbal adjectives triedig
triadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future tria i, triaf i trii di triith o/e/hi, triiff o/e/hi trïwn ni trïwch chi trian nhw
conditional trïwn i, triswn i triet ti, triset ti triai fo/fe/hi, trisai fo/fe/hi trien ni, trisen ni triech chi, trisech chi trien nhw, trisen nhw
preterite triais i, tries i triaist ti, triest ti triodd o/e/hi trion ni trioch chi trion nhw
imperative — tria — — triwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trio drio nhrio thrio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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