trei

See also: Trei and trëi

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• tre

Etymology

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Romanian trei.

Numeral

trei m

1. three

Derived terms

• antreilu
• treidzãts / treidzets
• treisprãdzatsi / treisprãdzatse

Istro-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

trei

1. three

Ladin

Ladin cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : trei     Ordinal : terz

Alternative forms

• trëi

Etymology

From Latin trēs.

Adjective

trei

1. three

Noun

trei m (uncountable)

1. three

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German triuwi, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. Cognate with German treu, Dutch trouw, English true, Icelandic tryggur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʀai̯/, [tʀɑɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ
• Homophone: Trei

Adjective

trei (masculine treien, neuter treit, comparative méi trei, superlative am treisten)

1. loyal

   Hien ass eng trei Séil.

   He is a loyal soul.

Declension

declension of trei

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass trei	si ass trei	et ass trei	si si(nn) trei
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	treien	trei	treit	trei
	independent without determiner			treies	treier
dative	after any declined word	treien	treier	treien	treien
	as first declined word	treiem		treiem

Related terms

• Trei

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

trei

1. three

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trei n

(non-standard since 2012)

1. definite plural of tre

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *triuwī. Compare German treu, Dutch trouw, English true.

Adjective

trei

1. faithful
2. true

Romanian

Romanian numbers ^(edit)

	30
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Cardinal: trei     Ordinal: treilea     Multiplier: triplu, întreit     Collective: tustrei     Fractional: treime

Etymology

Inherited from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Aromanian trei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrej/

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• Rhymes: -ej

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Numeral

trei

1. three

Derived terms

• treisprezece
• treizeci

Scots

Etymology

From Old English trēow.

Noun

trei (plural treis)

1. (Southern Scots) tree