tri-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹaɪ/

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

Latin number prefix
Previous: bi-
Next: quadri-

tri-

  1. three
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Translations

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, three).

Prefix

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.

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-
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Finnish

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms


French

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

See also


Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Derived terms

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See also


Latin

Etymology

Combining form of trēs (three, cardinal numeral).

Pronunciation

Prefix

tri-

  1. (without adverbial sense) three, tri-

Derived terms

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Descendants


Malay

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təri/

Prefix

tri- (prefix Jawi spelling, تري)

  1. tri-

Synonyms


Swedish

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Derived terms

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