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tri- en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin tri- (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Three.
  2. (morpheme) Used for the digit three to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
    • un- (“1”) + bi- (“2”) + tri- (“3”) + -ium (element suffix) → unbitrium (“element 123”)

Relateds

triennial (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trinity (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · triad (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trireme (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · triumvirate (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · -tri- · triptych (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trigon (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trio (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · ter- · trifoliate (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · triplet (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trimester (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · tripartite (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trigonometry (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trident (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · trivia (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · triceps (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · triangle (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek) · tripod (words coined in Latin or Ancient Greek)

Synonyms

ter-

Translations (26)

es tri- (three) · ka სამ- (three) · ms tri- (three) · ast tri- (three) · de tri- (three) · ga trí- (three) · it tri- (three) · pt tri- (three) · ru тре- (three) · sv tri- (three) · gl tri- (three) · ar ثُلَاثِيّ (three) · hi त्रि- (three) · de drei- (three) · fi kolmi- (three) · pl trój- (three) · gv tree- (three) · he תְּלַת (three) · ru три- (three) · hu tri- (three) · oc tri- (three) · ru трёх- (three) · ca tri- (three) · ka ტრი- (three) · fi tri- (three) · fr tri- (three)

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tri- en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon', 'tri-lead') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

Relateds

eka- · dvi- · number