trijnieks

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From trij (“three”) +‎ -nieks.

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trijnieks m (1st declension)

1. three, number three (digit or figure)

   uzrakstīt trijnieku ― to write the number three (i.e., 3)

   aplūkosim, piemēram, skaitli 593, kura pirmajā kārtā ir trijnieks ― let us consider, for example, the number 593, in whose first position is the (digit) three

2. three (C, satisfactory, a school grade)

   institūtu pabeidza bez neviena trijnieka ― he finished college without a single three (= he only had better grades)

3. something with the number three on it

   pīķa trijnieks ― the three of spades (playing card)

4. three (people, animals, objects) together, a trio; a sports team consisting of three people

   man ir trijnieks rokā ― I have a set of three (nuts) in my hand

• Nominal numerals:

  1 vieninieks, 2 divnieks, 3 trijnieks, 4 četrinieks, 5 piecnieks, 6 sešnieks, 7 septiņnieks, septītnieks, 8 astoņnieks, astotnieks, 9 deviņnieks, devītnieks, 10 desmitnieks