English

Proper noun

Tris

1. A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.

Etymology 2

From Patricia and Beatrice.

Proper noun

Tris

1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice.
   • 2012, Veronica Roth, Insurgent, eclub40 (ISBN 9780007442928)

     “This is Tris Prior. Her brother, Caleb. And their friend Susan Black.” “Prior,” she says. “I know of several Priors, but none of them are named Tris. Beatrice, however..."

   • 2009, Gregg Hurwitz, We Know, Hachette UK (ISBN 9780748112654)

     I said, 'Are you Isabel or Tris?'

     I'm Tris. Patricia.' She was back to her hair, eyes crammed to the side, snapping off dry split ends and flicking them to the floor.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophone: Tris

Noun

tris ‎(uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) THAM

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪz/
• Rhymes: -aɪz
• Homophone: tries

Noun

tris

1. plural of tri

French

Noun

tris m

1. plural of tri

Anagrams

• tirs

Italian

Noun

tris m ‎(invariable)

1. prile, three of a kind
2. trio (three varieties as a unit)

   Un tris di baccalà

Anagrams

• stri

Old Irish

Adjective

tris

1. third

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

References

• “tris” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Slovene

Noun

trís m inan ‎(genitive trísa, nominative plural trísi)

1. (poker) three of a kind

See also

Poker hands in Slovene · poker karte (layout · text)
najvišja karta	par	dva para	tris	lestvica, kenta
barva	full house	poker	barvna lestvica	kraljeva lestvica