tri-

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English

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Etymology 1

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PIE word
*tréyes

From Latin tri- (three) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, three).

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Latin number prefix
3 Previous: bi-
Next: quadri-
Greek number prefix
3 Previous: di-
duo-
Next: tessara-
tetra-

tri-

  1. three
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit त्रि- (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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Dutch

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  • Audio:(file)

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tri-

  1. tri-

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtri-/, [ˈt̪ri-]

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tri-

  1. tri-

Usage notes

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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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French

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tri-

  1. tri-
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German

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin tri- and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, three).

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tri-

  1. tri- (three)

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Further reading

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  • tri-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tri/
  • Hyphenation: tri-

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Latin

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Etymology

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Combining form of trēs (three, cardinal numeral).

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tri-

  1. (without adverbial sense) three, tri-

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Descendants

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  • English: tri-

Malay

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

Etymology

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

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tri- (Jawi spelling تري-)

  1. tri-

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

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tri-

  1. tri-
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Etymology 2

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Possibly borrowed from French très.

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tri-

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) superior in quality or degree; super-
    tri- + ‎legal (cool) → ‎trilegal (awesome)
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Spanish

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tri-

  1. tri-

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Swedish

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tri-

  1. tri-

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