trĭắs

trĭắs Drei, Dreiheit

From τρι- (tri-) +‎ -άς (-ás). First use in the Christian theological sense dates back to the second century AD, predating Latin trinitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tri.ás/ → /triˈas/ → /triˈas/

Noun

τρῐᾰ́ς • (trĭắs) f (genitive τρῐᾰ́δος); third declension

1. the number three
2. a group of three; triad
3. (prosody) system of three strophes
4. (Christianity) Trinity