| 【three】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "þreo," "þri," "þrie," "thrie," "thrio," and "threo." It carries the basic meaning of "three." from PIE *trei- "three" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "three"]
third ****[1024] something that is third; the third thing in a series
thirteenth ☆[4977] thirteen + th
thirty ****[2271] When you talk about the thirties, you are referring to numbers between 30 and 39. For example, if you are in your thirties, you are aged between 30 and 39. If the temperature is in the thirties, the temperature is between 30 and 39 degrees.
three ****[830] Three is the number 3.
[WORD ROOT]root three
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] three, thir, third
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) þreo, þri, þrie, thrie, thrio, threo
[MEANING]root three
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 threo [=thri, =þreo] (feminine) three
- 【Old English】 thri three
- 【Old English】 þrie [=thrie] (masculine) three
- 【Old English】 thrio three
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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third ★★★★[1024] adjective from three
【DEFINITION】 ① something that is third; the third thing in a series
② one of three equal parts of something
③ the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle
【ROOTs】 third(three); three
【Etymology】 《Old English thridda》 [=þridda, base of thrie("three")] three
【First Known Meaning】 next in order after the second; an ordinal numeral; being one of three equal parts into which a whole is regarded as divided
thirteenth ☆[4977] adjective from thirteen 〈 three
【DEFINITION】 thirteen + th
【COMPOSITION】 thirteen + th
【ROOTs】 ⑴ thir(three); three ⑵ teen; 10, ten ⑶ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þreotene》 [þreo+-tene ] (Mercian)
thirty ★★★★[2271] numeral from three
【DEFINITION】 When you talk about the thirties, you are referring to numbers between 30 and 39. For example, if you are in your thirties, you are aged between 30 and 39. If the temperature is in the thirties, the temperature is between 30 and 39 degrees.
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; thirties
【ROOTs】 ⑴ thir(three); three ⑵ ty; noun/adj suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þritig》 thirty
【DERIVATIVEs】 thirtyish, thirty
three ★★★★[830] numeral from three
【DEFINITION】 Three is the number 3.
【ROOTs】 three; three
【Etymology】 《Old English threo》 [=thri, =þreo] (feminine) three
Other words containing "three"; thirteen, thirtyish
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
threat
think
thing
thet, thesis
there
ther
theo
thea
the
thank
