dri

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See also: DRI, D.R.I., drì, dři, and dʳi

Translingual

Symbol

dri

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lela.

See also

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) drei

Etymology

Possibly from de- +‎ ri (“give”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dri (irregular)

  1. to bring
  2. to persuade
    Synonyms: movya, perswadya

Conjugation

Conjugation of dri
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future drov dredh dre dren drowgh drons drer
preterite dres dresys dros dresen dresowgh drosons dros
imperfect dren dres dri dren drewgh drens dres
pluperfect drosen droses drosa drosen drosewgh drosens drosys
subjunctive present/future drylliv drylli drollo dryllyn dryllowgh drollons droller
imperfect drollen drolles drolla drollen drollewgh drollens drollys
imperative - dro, doro, doroy dres dren drewgh drens -
non-finite forms present participle ow tri verbal adjective dres

Mutation

Mutation of dri
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
dri dhri unchanged tri tri tri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin dē retrō. Compare Italian dietro, French derrière, and Venetan drio.

Preposition

dri

  1. behind

Adverb

dri

  1. behind
  2. back

Javanese

Romanization

dri

  1. romanization of ꦢꦿꦶ

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thrī, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dri

  1. (Brabant) alternative form of drie

Descendants

  • Dutch: drij (southern, dialectal)

Middle English

Adjective

dri

  1. alternative form of drye

Middle High German

Middle High German numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drī
    Ordinal: dritte

Etymology

    Inherited from Old High German dri, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈdriː/

    Numeral

    drī or drie (feminine drī or drie, neuter driu)

    1. three

    Declension

    declension of drî
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative drī, drie drī, drie driu
    genitive drier
    dative drien, drīn
    accusative drī, drie drī, drie driu

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “drî”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Old High German

    Old High German cardinal numbers
     <  2 3 4  > 
        Cardinal : dri
        Ordinal : dritto

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Old Saxon thrīe, Old English þrī, Old Norse þrír.

      Numeral

      dri

      1. three

      Descendants

      Slovene

      Verb

      dri

      1. second-person singular imperative of dreti

      Sranan Tongo

      Etymology

      Probably from Dutch drie or possibly from English three.

      Pronunciation

      Numeral

      dri

      1. three

      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎, Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 25

      Welsh

      Pronunciation

      Numeral

      dri

      1. soft mutation of tri

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of tri
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      tri dri nhri thri

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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