"tri-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /tɹaɪ/
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Latin tri- (“three”) and Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*tréyes}} *tréyes, {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{der|en|la|tri-||three}} Latin tri- (“three”), {{der|en|grc|τρι-||three}} Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} tri-, {{en-prefix}} tri-
  1. three Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Three Synonyms: ter- Related terms: tre-, ter-, -tri- Translations (three): ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy) (Arabic), tri- (Asturian), tri- (Catalan), kolmi- (Finnish), tri- (Finnish), tri- (French), tri- (Galician), ტრი- (ṭri-) (Georgian), სამ- (sam-) (Georgian), drei- (German), tri- (German), תְּלַת (tlat) (Hebrew), त्रि- (tri-) (Hindi), trí- (Irish), tri- (Italian), tri- (Malay), tree- (Manx), tri- (Occitan), trój- (Polish), tri- (Portuguese), трёх- (trjox-) (Russian), тре- (tre-) (Russian), три- (tri-) (Russian), tri- (Spanish), tri- (Swedish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /tɹaɪ/
Etymology: From Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|त्रि-||three}} Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} tri-, {{en-prefix}} tri-
  1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') 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. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: eka-, dvi-, number
    Sense id: en-tri--en-prefix-Iw3z1Ejh Categories (other): Element nomenclature Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 12 88 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "expansion": "Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit त्रि- (tri-, “three”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tri-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tri-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "eka-"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "number"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') 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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "periodic table",
          "periodic table"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') 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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɹaɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tri-"
}

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