English

Prefix

tri-

1. three

Synonyms

• ter-

Derived terms

Related terms

• tre-
• ter-
• -tri-

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.

Related terms

• eka-
• dvi-

Dutch

Pronunciation

Prefix

tri-

1. tri-

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-

Related terms

• triangle
• trias
• triathlon
• tricentenaire
• tricéphale
• tricolore
• tridimensionnel
• trièdre
• triennal
• trilogie
• trimestre
• trimoteur
• trinité
• triparti
• triple
• trisannuel
• trisomie

See also

• trois

Italian

Prefix

tri-

1. tri-

Derived terms

See also

• tre

Latin

Etymology

Combining form of trēs ‎(“three”, cardinal numeral).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tri/, [trɪ]

Prefix

tri-

1. (without adverbial sense) three, tri-

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: tri-

Malay

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• تري (تري-)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təri/

Prefix

tri- ‎(Jawi spelling تري)

1. (cardinal) tri-

Synonyms

• tiga / تيݢ
• telu / تلو

Swedish

Prefix

tri-

1. tri-

Derived terms

• arseniktrioxid
• triangel