Define:Three
Scots
[eedit soorce]Numeral
[eedit soorce]Three
- (cardinal) A numerical vailyie efter twa an afore fower. Representit in Arabic digits as 3; this mony dots (•••).
- (o a set or group) Haein three elements.
Inglis
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Alternative forms
[eedit soorce]Etymology
[eedit soorce]Frae Middle Inglis thre, threo, thrie, thri, frae Old English þreō, þriē, þrī, frae Proto-Germanic *þrīz, frae Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
[eedit soorce]- enPR: thrē
- (UK) /θɹiː/
- (US) /θɹi/
Audio (US) (help·info)- (deprecatit uise o
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -iː
Numeral
[eedit soorce]Three
Manx
[eedit soorce]Etymology
[eedit soorce]Frae Old Irish trí, frae Proto-Celtic *trīs, frae Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
[eedit soorce]- /t̪riː/
Numeral
[eedit soorce]Three
References
[eedit soorce]- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “trí”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299