drie

English

Adjective

drie

  1. Archaic spelling of dry.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dri/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Afrikaans numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drie
    Ordinal: derde
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3de

From Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch dri, drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

drie

  1. three

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English try.

Noun

drie (plural [please provide])

  1. (rugby) try

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • drij (rare, in dialectal Belgian Dutch)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dri/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: drie
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophone: Drie

Numeral

Dutch numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drie
    Ordinal: derde

drie

  1. three
    Hier komen drie wegen samen.Three roads meet here.
    De genodigden arriveerden iets voor drieën.The invitees arrived just before three [o' clock].
    Ze gingen met zijn drieën naar de supermarkt.The three of them went to the supermarket.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: drie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dri
  • Jersey Dutch: drî
  • Negerhollands: drie, dri
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: dri
  • Sranan Tongo: dri
    • Aukan: dii
    • Saramaccan: dií
  • Trió: tëri_me

References

Anagrams

Low German

Numeral

drie

  1. (Dutch Low Saxon) alternative form of dree (three (3))

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /driə/

Numeral

drie

  1. three

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: drie
  • Limburgish: drèè
  • Zealandic: drie

Further reading

  • drie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “drie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Adjective

drie

  1. alternative form of drye

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

drie

  1. three