três

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tres"

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin trēs.

Numeral

três (invariable) (ORB, broad)

  1. three

References

  • trois in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • três in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
30
[a], [b], [c] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): três
    Cardinal (standard): tres
    Ordinal: terceiro
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3º
    Multiplier: triplo
    Fractional (reintegrationist): terço
    Fractional (standard): terzo
Galician Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
    Proto-Italic *trēs
    Latin trēs
    Old Galician-Portuguese tres
    Galician três

    From Old Galician-Portuguese tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtɾes/
    • Audio:(file)

    Numeral

    três (reintegrationist norm)

    1. three

    Further reading

    • “três” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

    Macanese

    Etymology

    From Portuguese três.

    Numeral

    três

    1. three (3)
      Coordinate terms: dôs, quatro

    References

    Portuguese

    Portuguese numbers (edit)
    30
     ←  2 3 4  → 
        Cardinal: três
        Ordinal: terceiro
        Ordinal abbreviation: 3.º
        Multiplier: triplo, tríplice
        Fractional: terço
        Group: trio, trinca, terceto, tríade
    Portuguese Wikipedia article on 3

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
      Proto-Italic *trēs
      Latin trēs
      Old Galician-Portuguese tres
      Portuguese três

      From Old Galician-Portuguese tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ, (Brazil) -ejs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ejʃ
      • Hyphenation: três

      Numeral

      três m or f

      1. (cardinal number) three (cardinal number 3)

      Adjective

      três m or f

      2. third
        Synonym: terceiro

      Noun

      três m (invariable)

      2. three (a value of three, or an object represent the value of three)
      4. three (the digit 3)

      See also

      Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
      ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
      oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga
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