trio

See also: Trio, trío, and tríó

English

Etymology

1715-25; < Italian, equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du) o two

Pronunciation

Noun

trio (plural trios)

  1. A group of three people or things.
    • 2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian:
      These are exciting times for England and particularly for this group. Six of this side won the Under-17s European Championship in 2014 and the attacking trio from Everton and Liverpool – Ademola Lookman, Dominic Solanke and Calvert-Lewin – had an excellent tournament.
  2. A group of three musicians.
  3. (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 281:
      I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.
  4. (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
  5. Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

Synonyms

Translations

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Anagrams


Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

trio

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of triar

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian trio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.oː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: trio

Noun

trio n (plural trio's, diminutive triootje n)

  1. trio, threesome, triad (group of three people or things)
    Synonym: drietal
    De Duitse band Trio was een trio.
    The German band Trio was a triumvirate.
  2. menage a trois, threesome (sex act, three people having sex together)
    De Duitse band Trio was geen trio.
    The German band Trio was not a menage a trois.

Derived terms


Esperanto

Etymology

tri + -o

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

trio (accusative singular trion, plural trioj, accusative plural triojn)

  1. threesome, trio

See also

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)
aso duo trio kvaro kvino seso sepo
oko naŭo deko fanto, bubo damo reĝo ĵokero

Finnish

Noun

trio

  1. trio

Declension

Inflection of trio (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative trio triot
genitive trion triojen
partitive trioa trioja
illative trioon trioihin
singular plural
nominative trio triot
accusative nom. trio triot
gen. trion
genitive trion triojen
partitive trioa trioja
inessive triossa trioissa
elative triosta trioista
illative trioon trioihin
adessive triolla trioilla
ablative triolta trioilta
allative triolle trioille
essive triona trioina
translative trioksi trioiksi
instructive trioin
abessive triotta trioitta
comitative trioineen

Derived terms

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁi.jo/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Italian trio

Noun

trio m (plural trios)

  1. trio

Etymology 2

Noun

trio m (uncountable)

  1. Tiriyó (language)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.o/

Noun

trio m (plural trii)

  1. trio, threesome
  2. (music) trio
  3. (baby carriage system) travel system

Synonyms

See also

baby carriage

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, turn).

Pronunciation

Noun

triō m (genitive triōnis); third declension

  1. a plow ox
  2. (chiefly in plural) the constellation of the Wagon (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative triō triōnēs
Genitive triōnis triōnum
Dative triōnī triōnibus
Accusative triōnem triōnēs
Ablative triōne triōnibus
Vocative triō triōnēs

Derived terms


Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English trio, French trio.

Noun

trio m (plural trios)

  1. (Jersey) trio

Northern Sami

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

trio

  1. trio

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Noun

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioer, definite plural trioene)

  1. trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments; group of three people)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio.

Noun

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioar, definite plural trioane)

  1. trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments)

References


Portuguese

Noun

trio m (plural trios)

  1. trio (group of three people or things)

Synonyms

Verb

trio

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of triar

Veps

Etymology

Noun

trio

  1. trio

Inflection

Inflection of trio
nominative sing. trio
genitive sing. trion
partitive sing. triod
partitive plur. trioid
singular plural
nominative trio triod
accusative trion triod
genitive trion trioiden
partitive triod trioid
essive-instructive trion trioin
translative trioks trioikš
inessive trios trioiš
elative triospäi trioišpäi
illative ? trioihe
adessive triol trioil
ablative triolpäi trioilpäi
allative triole trioile
abessive triota trioita
comitative trionke trioidenke
prolative triodme trioidme
approximative I trionno trioidenno
approximative II trionnoks trioidennoks
egressive trionnopäi trioidennopäi
terminative I ? trioihesai
terminative II triolesai trioilesai
terminative III triossai
additive I ? trioihepäi
additive II triolepäi trioilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), трио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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