prefix
Meaning 1
Three.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ter-
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tri-
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prefix
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- un- (“1”) + bi- (“2”) + tri- (“3”) + -ium (element suffix) → unbitrium (“element 123”)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Latin tri- (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”).
From Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”).
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy) — three
- Asturian: tri- — three
- Catalan: tri- — three
- Finnish: kolmi- — three
- Finnish: tri- — three
- French: tri- — three
- Galician: tri- — three
- Georgian: ტრი- (ṭri-) — three
- Georgian: სამ- (sam-) — three
- German: drei- — three
- German: tri- — three
- Hebrew: תְּלַת (tlat) — three
- Hindi: त्रि- (tri-) — three
- Hungarian: tri- — three
- Irish: trí- — three
- Italian: tri- — three
- Malay: tri- — three
- Manx: tree- — three
- Occitan: tri- — three
- Polish: trój- — three
- Portuguese: tri- — three
- Russian: трёх- (trjox-) — three
- Russian: тре- (tre-) — three
- Russian: три- (tri-) — three
- Spanish: tri- — three
- Swedish: tri- — three