τρεῖς

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 γʹ
3
4  → 
    Cardinal: τρεῖς (treîs)
    Ordinal: τρῐ́τος (trítos)
    Adverbial: τρῐ́ς (trís)
    Collective: τρῐᾰ́ς (triás)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognates include Sanskrit त्रि (tri), Latin trēs, Old Armenian երեք (erekʻ) and Old English þrēo (English three).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

τρεῖς (treîs) (ordinal τρῐ́τος, adverbial τρῐ́ς)

  1. three

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: τρεις (treis)

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