thries

Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  2 3
    Cardinal: thre
    Ordinal: thridde
    Adverbial: thrie, thries
    Multiplier: threfold
    Distributive: threfold

Alternative forms

Etymology

From thrie (“thrice”) +‎ -es,[1] perhaps due to the analogy of ones (“once”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θriːs/

Adverb

thries

  1. three times
    Synonym: thrie

Descendants

  • English: thrice
  • Yola: dhreise

References

  1. ^ “thrīce, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Mustanoja, Tauno F. (1960), “Cases”, in A Middle English Syntax (Mémoires de la Société Néophilologique de Helsinki; 23), volume I: Parts of Speech, Helsinki: Société Néophilologique, page 91; republished at Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016, →DOI, →ISBN.
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