trēs

trē--s, t-rēs, uit.-lat. 'drei'

Von uital. *trēs, von uig. *tréyes. Kognate sind Sanskrit त्रि (trí), agrie τρεῖς treîs und altenglisches þrēo (englische three).

Kerberos: Cerberus canis trium capitum est (Cerberus ist ein dreiköpfiger Hund).

Numeral

trēs (neuter tria); third-declension two-termination numeral, plural only

1. three; 3 [ quotations ▼]

Usage notes

See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /treːs/, [t̪reːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tres/, [t̪rɛs]

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective, plural only.

Number	Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	trēs	tria
Genitive	trium
Dative	tribus
Accusative	trēs trīs	tria
Ablative	tribus
Vocative	trēs	tria