thre

English

Numeral

thre

Obsolete spelling of three

Noun

thre

Obsolete spelling of three

Anagrams

Hert

Middle English

Alternative forms

ϸre, thrie, thri, threo

Etymology

From Old English þriē, þrī, þreō, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθreː/, /ˈθriː/
Rhymes: -eː

Numeral

cardinal number
3	Previous:	tuo
3	Next:	fower

thre

three

Related terms

Descendants

English: three
Scots: thre
Yola: dhree, dhrie

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír.

Numeral

thre

three

Descendants

Danish: tre

Old Frisian

**Old Frisian cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : thre

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrīz (“three”).

Numeral

thrē

three.

Descendants

North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum and Sylt: trii

Helgoland: tree

Mooring: tra m, trii f or n

Wiedingharde: trä m, träi f or n
Saterland Frisian: träi m; trjo, tjo f or n
West Frisian: trije

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θreː/

Noun

thre

Aspirate mutation of tre.

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