trys

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *trūtja, from Proto-Indo-European *trewH-, *truH-. Cognate to Ancient Greek τρύω (trúō, to wear out, to exhaust), Lithuanian trūniú, trūněti (to rot,to go faul).[1]

Verb[edit]

trys (aorist trysa, participle trysur)

  1. to press, compress, squeeze

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

Lithuanian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : trys
    Ordinal : trečias

trỹs

  1. three (3)

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