þrír
See also: þrir
Icelandic
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : þrír Ordinal : þriðji | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoz) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Faroese tríggir, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish tre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θriːr/
- Rhymes: -iːr
Numeral
Declension
| Numerals | |||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | - | - | - | þrír | þrjár | þrjú | |
| accusative | - | - | - | þrjá | þrjár | þrjú | |
| dative | - | - | - | þremur/ þrem | þremur/ þrem | þremur/ þrem | |
| genitive | - | - | - | þriggja | þriggja | þriggja | |
Derived terms
Old Norse
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : þrír Ordinal : þriði Multiplier : þrífaldr Distributive : þrennr | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoz) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz (“three”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”). Cognate with Old English þrī, þrīe, Old Frisian thrē, thriā, Old Saxon thrīe, Old Dutch thri, Old High German drī, Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (þreis).
Declension
Declension of þrír
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þrír | þrjár | þrjú |
| accusative | þrjá | þrjár | þrjú |
| dative | þrim, þrimr | þrim, þrimr | þrim, þrimr |
| genitive | þriggja | þriggja | þriggja |
Descendants
References
- þrír in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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