adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/θɹaɪs/
UK:[θɾ̪̊ɑɪs]
US:[θɾ̪̊äɪs]
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rhymes with -aɪs
CMU ARPABET:TH R AY1 S
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1
adv
Meaning 1
Three times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
three times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I called you thrice last night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
(ṯalāṯa marrātin)
— three times
Arabic:
ثَلَاثًا
(ṯalāṯan)
— three times
Breton:
teir gwech
— three times
Bulgarian:
трикратно
(trikratno)
— three times
Catalan:
tres vegades
— three times
Catalan:
tres voltes
— three times
Catalan:
tres cops
— three times
Cebuano:
makatulo
— three times
Cebuano:
katulo
— three times
Chinese Mandarin:
三次
(sān cì)
— three times
Chinese Mandarin:
三倍
(sān bèi)
— three times
Cornish:
teyrgweyth
— three times
Czech:
třikrát
— three times
Danish:
tre gange
— three times
Dutch:
driemaal
— three times
Dutch:
driewerf
— three times
Esperanto:
trifoje
— three times
Estonian:
kolm korda
— three times
Finnish:
kolmesti
— three times
Finnish:
kolme kertaa
— three times
Finnish:
kolmasti
— three times
French:
trois fois
— three times
Galician:
tres veces
— three times
Georgian:
სამჯერ
(samǯer)
— three times
German:
dreimal
— three times
Pennsylvania German:
dreimol
— three times
Pennsylvania German:
dreimols
— three times
Greek:
τρις
(tris)
— three times
Ancient Greek:
τρίς
(trís)
— three times
Ancient Greek:
τριάκις
(triákis)
— three times
Hebrew:
פִּי שָׁלוֹשׁ
(pí shalósh)
— three times
Hebrew:
שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים
(shalósh p'amím)
— three times