tlieta

See also: Tlieta

Maltese

Maltese numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tlieta
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) tliet, (long form) tlitt
    Ordinal: tielet
    Adverbial: tliet darbiet
    Fractional: terz

Etymology

From Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtlɪː.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːta

Numeral

tlieta m or f

  1. three (absolute form)
    Coordinate terms: (short attributive form) tliet, (long attributive form) tlitt

Usage notes

  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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