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Tri
TRI
, a prefix in words of Greek and Latin origin, signifies three.Definition 2024
trí
trí
Irish
Numeral
trí
Usage notes
Triggers lenition of a following noun in the singular, and h-prothesis of one in the plural.
- trí chat ― three cats
- trí troithe ― three feet
- trí huaire ― three times
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish trí (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂- (zero-grade form) of *terh₂- (“to pass through”).
Preposition
trí (plus dative, triggers lenition, before the definite article tríd)
Inflection
Inflection of trí
Derived terms
Irish preposition contractions
| Basic form | Contracted with | Copular forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| an (“the sg”) | na (“the pl”) | mo (“my”) | do (“your”) | a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) | ár (“our”) | ar (“which (past)”) | (before consonant) | (present/future before vowel) | (past/conditional before vowel) | |
| de (“from”) | den | de na desna* |
de mo dem* |
de do ded*, det* |
dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
| do (“to, for”) | don | do na dosna* |
do mo dom* |
do do dod*, dot* |
dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
| faoi (“under, about”) | faoin | faoi na | faoi mo | faoi do | faoina | faoinár | faoinar | faoinarb | faoinarbh | |
| i (“in”) | sa, san | sna | i mo im* |
i do id*, it* |
ina | inár | inar | inarb | inarbh | |
| le (“with”) | leis an | leis na | le mo lem* |
le do led*, let* |
lena | lenár | lenar | lenarb | lenarbh | |
| ó (“from, since”) | ón | ó na ósna* |
ó mo óm* |
ó do ód*, ót* |
óna | ónár | ónar | ónarb | ónarbh | |
| trí (“through”) | tríd an | trí na | trí mo | trí do | trína | trínár | trínar | trínarb | trínarbh | |
| *Dialectal. | ||||||||||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| trí | thrí | dtrí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲrʲiː/
Numeral
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : trí Ordinal : tris | ||
trí
Descendants
References
- “trí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 智
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ṯɕi˧ˀ˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˩ˀ˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦ˀ˥]
Noun
trí
Derived terms
Terms derived from trí
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