tri
English
Etymology
Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹaɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophone: try
Noun
tri (plural tris)
- (chiefly attributive) triathlon
- a tri bike
- a tri suit
- (computer graphics) triangle
- 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters
- The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris. Anything within that range is sufficient to accommodate all superficial anatomical details without resort to optimization beyond normal model cleanup.
- 2010, Tony Mullen, Claudio Andaur, Blender Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making (page 91)
- Tris and quads have different areas of functionality. In real-time graphics, tris are the norm because they provide the most basic geometric representations of planes.
- 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *trī(-ā), from Proto-Indo-European *tri-h2 (“three”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and Latin tria (“three”).
Breton
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Cornish
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Esperanto
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tria Adverbial : trie Multiplier : triobla Fractional : triona | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tri/
- Hyphenation: tri
- Audio:
(file)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtohtori/, [ˈt̪o̞xt̪o̞ri]
Usage notes
Only used in writing and together with a name, and is thus not inflected. For example in phrase tri Pentti Arajärvi only the family name Arajärvi is inflected.
- Tämä tri Pentti Arajärven artikkeli on mielenkiintoinen.
- This article written by Dr. Pentti Arajärvi is interesting.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi/
Further reading
- “tri” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ido
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : triesma Adverbial : trifoye Multiplier : triopla Fractional : triima | ||
Ido Wikipedia article on tri |
Indonesian
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology
From Malay tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Malay
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Cardinal : tri | ||
Etymology
From Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təri/
- Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i
Norwegian Nynorsk
Novial
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : triesmi | ||
Etymology
From Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Portuguese
Samoan Plantation Pidgin
References
- Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)
Serbo-Croatian
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : treći | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trîː/
audio (file)
Slovak
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : tretí | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtri/
Coordinate terms
—0 | —1 | —2 | —3 | —4 | —5 | —6 | —7 | —8 | —9 | |
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0— | nula | jeden | dva | tri | štyri | päť | šesť | sedem | osem | deväť |
1— | desať | jedenásť | dvanásť | trinásť | štrnásť | pätnásť | šestnásť | sedemnásť | osemnásť | devätnásť |
2— | dvadsať | dvadsať jeden | dvadsať dva | dvadsať tri | dvadsať štyri | dvadsať päť | dvadsať šesť | dvadsať sedem | dvadsať osem | dvadsať deväť |
3— | tridsať | tridsať jeden | tridsať dva | tridsať tri | tridsať štyri | tridsať päť | tridsať šesť | tridsať sedem | tridsať osem | tridsať deväť |
4— | štyridsať | štyridsať jeden | štyridsať dva | štyridsať tri | štyridsať štyri | štyridsať päť | štyridsať šesť | štyridsať sedem | štyridsať osem | štyridsať deväť |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtríː/
- Tonal orthography: trȋ
Usage notes
This is the usual form used when counting or reciting numbers.
Tok Pisin
Torres Strait Creole
Welsh
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Cardinal : tri Ordinal : trydydd Adverbial : teirgwaith Multiplier : triphlyg Feminine : tair | ||
Welsh Wikipedia article on tri |
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /triː/
Usage notes
Tri is used only before grammatically masculine nouns. It triggers the aspirate mutation in the written language, but this is heard only occasionally in speech.