English

Noun

tri ‎(plural tris)

1. (chiefly attributive) triathlon

   a tri bike

   a tri suit

2. (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.

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”).

Numeral

tri

1. three

Related terms

• tre

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri m ‎(feminine form teir)

1. (cardinal) three

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

tri n ‎(uncountable)

1. synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent

Anagrams

• rit

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz. Cognate with Swedish tre.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian три ‎(tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tri/

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three (3)

Derived terms

• trio

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtohtori/

Abbreviation

tri

1. tohtori

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/

Noun

tri m ‎(plural tris)

1. selection
2. (computing) sort

Anagrams

• rit, rît, tir

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto tri, from English three, French trois, German drei, Spanish tres, Italian tre, Russian три ‎(tri), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three (3)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tri, from Sanskrit त्रि ‎(tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Synonyms

• tiga
• telu

Lojban

Rafsi

tri

1. rafsi of trina.

Malay

Alternative forms

• تري (تري-)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təri/
• Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i

Numeral

tri ‎(Jawi spelling تري)

1. (cardinal) three

Derived terms

• tri-

Synonyms

• tiga / تيݢ
• telu / تلو

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English three.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Novial

Etymology

From Russian три ‎(tri), Latin trēs, English three, etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Portuguese

Adjective

tri

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) cool, nice, good, interesting

Adverb

tri

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) very

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology 1

From English three.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Etymology 2

From English tree.

Noun

tri

1. tree

References

• Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trîː/

Numeral

trȋ ‎(Cyrillic spelling три)

1. (cardinal) three (3)

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin trēs.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three (3)

Coordinate terms

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtríː/
• Tonal orthography: trı̑

Numeral

trí

1. three

Usage notes

This is the usual form used when counting or reciting numbers.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English three.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three (3)

Usage notes

Used when counting; see also tripela.

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology 1

From English three.

Numeral

tri

1. (cardinal) three

Etymology 2

From English tree.

Noun

tri

1. tree

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre

Numeral

tri m

1. (cardinal) three

Synonyms

• tre

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triː/

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tri, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tri m ‎(feminine form tair)

1. (cardinal) three (3)

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.

Mutation