trì
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tri"
Scottish Gaelic
| 30[a], [b], [c] | ||
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: trì Standalone: a trì Ordinal: treas, treasamh, trìtheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 3s, 3mh Personal: triùir Multiplier: trì-fillte, trìbilte Fractional: trian | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲʰɾʲiː/
Usage notes
- Used before a noun; a trì is used when free-standing (counting, telling a row of numerals etc).
- Tha trì tunnagan aige. ― He has three ducks.
- Tha a trì aice cuideachd. ― She has three as well.
- Fòn a h-aon, a dhà, a trì! ― Phone one-two-three!
Derived terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “trì”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “trí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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