τρεῖς

See also: τρεις

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 γ’
3
4  → 
    Cardinal: τρεῖς (treîs)
    Ordinal: τρῐ́τος (trĭ́tos)
    Adverbial: τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s)
    Collective: τρῐᾰ́ς (trĭắs)

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.[1] Cognates include Sanskrit त्रि (tri), Latin trēs, Old Armenian երեք (erekʻ) and Old English þrēo (English three).

    Pronunciation

     

    Numeral

    τρεῖς • (treîs) (ordinal τρῐ́τος, adverbial τρῐ́ς)

    1. three

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • τρῐ- (trĭ-)
    • τρῐσσός (trĭssós)
    • τρῐττῡ́ς (trĭttū́s)

    Descendants

    • Greek: τρεις (treis)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τρεῖς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1502

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