Define:Three

Scots

Numeral

Three

(cardinal) A numerical vailyie efter twa an afore fower. Representit in Arabic digits as 3; this mony dots (•••).
(o a set or group) Haein three elements.

Inglis

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Alternative forms

thre, threy, thrie (aw obsolete)

Etymology

Frae Middle Inglis thre, threo, thrie, thri, frae Old English þreō, þriē, þrī, frae Proto-Germanic *þrīz, frae Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

enPR: thrē
(UK) /θɹiː/
(US) /θɹi/
Audio (US) (help·info)
(deprecatit uise o |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -iː

Numeral

Three

(cardinal) three

Manx

Etymology

Frae Old Irish trí, frae Proto-Celtic *trīs, frae Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

/t̪riː/

Numeral

Three

(cardinal) three

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “trí”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299

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