tri-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɹaɪ/

Etymology 1
PIE word
*tréyes

From Latin tri- (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).

Prefix
Latin number prefix
3 Previous: bi-
Next: quadri-
Greek number prefix
3 Previous: di-
duo-
Next: tessara-
tetra-

tri-

  1. three
Synonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with tri-
words with "tri-" prefix
Translations

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”).

Prefix

tri-

  1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-
Dutch terms prefixed with tri-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtri-/, [ˈt̪ri-]

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Usage notes

The prefix tri- is mainly used in the names of chemical compounds, e.g. trikloorifluorimetaani or in words that have been loaned from other languages with the tri- prefix already there, e.g. trigonometria, trikolori. For other words, the prefix kolmi-, which is derived from the Finnish word kolme (“three”) is preferred.

Derived terms

French

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

See also

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tri- and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tʁi(ː)]
  • Audio(file)

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri- (three)

Derived terms
German terms prefixed with tri-

Further reading
  • “tri-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tri/
  • Hyphenation: tri-

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with tri-

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Combining form of trēs (“three”, cardinal numeral).

Pronunciation

Prefix

tri-

  1. (without adverbial sense) three, tri-

Derived terms
Latin terms prefixed with tri-

Descendants
  • English: tri-

Malay
Malay cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tri-

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tri, from Sanskrit त्रि (tri), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təri/

Prefix

tri- (prefix Jawi spelling, تري)

  1. tri-

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Internationalism (see English tri-), ultimately from Latin tri-.

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with tri-

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from French très.

Prefix

tri-

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) super- (superior in quality or degree)
See also

Spanish

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with tri-

Further reading

Swedish

Prefix

tri-

  1. tri-

Derived terms
Swedish terms prefixed with tri-

Anagrams
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