Dreier

See also: dreier

Bavarian

Etymology

drei +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥rɑɛ̯ɐ/, [ˈd̥rɑɛ̯ʲɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ræːɐ/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

Dreier m (plural Dreier)

  1. three (digit or figure)
  2. an academic grade indicating "satisfactory" or "average", corresponding roughly to a C in English-speaking countries
  3. threesome

German

Etymology

drei +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraɪ̯ɐ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Dreier m (strong, genitive Dreiers, plural Dreier)

  1. (regional) three
  2. (colloquial, polyamory) threesome
  3. (Southern Germany, Austria) alternative form of Drei (“digit, school mark”)

Declension

Declension of Dreier [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dreier die Dreier
genitive eines des Dreiers der Dreier
dative einem dem Dreier den Dreiern
accusative einen den Dreier die Dreier

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Further reading

  • “Dreier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dreier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Dreier” in Duden online
  • “Dreier” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Dreier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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