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τρείς

three /tris/

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Example sentences

Έχω τρεις αδερφές.
I have three sisters.
Θέλω τρεις καφέδες, παρακαλώ.
I want three coffees, please.
Ήρθαν τρεις φίλοι μου χθες.
Three friends of mine came yesterday.
Το ρολόι δείχνει τρεις η ώρα.
The clock shows three o'clock.
Χρειαζόμαστε τρεις εθελοντές για το πείραμα.
We need three volunteers for the experiment.
Οι τρεις πλευρές του τριγώνου έχουν ίσο μήκος.
The three sides of the triangle are equal in length.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
NominativeNoneτρεις (m/f), τρία (n)
GenitiveNoneτριών (all genders)
AccusativeNoneτρεις (m/f), τρία (n)
VocativeNoneτρεις (m/f), τρία (n)

Word family

τρίτοςthird
τριάδαtriad, group of three
τρίγωνοtriangle
τρίμηνοthree-month period, quarter
τριπλόςtriple

Etymology

Τρεις descends from the ancient Greek numeral τρεῖς, used for masculine and feminine nouns, alongside the neuter τρία. Both trace back to a common Indo-European root for the number three. The word has stayed largely stable in sound and function for millennia.

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