tríggir

Faroese

Faroese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tríggir
    Ordinal : triði
    Multiplier : trífaldur
    Distributive : trinnir
    Fractional : triðingur

Etymology

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Icelandic þrír, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish tre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɹʊtʃːɪr/

Numeral

tríggir m (neuter trý, feminine tríggjar)

  1. three (cardinal number after tveir (“two”) and before fýra (“four”))

Declension

normal form masculine feminine neuter
nominative tríggir tríggjar trý
accusative tríggjar
dative trimum
genitive (tríggja)
pair-form masculine feminine neuter
nominative trinnir trinnar trinni
accusative trinnar
dative trinnum
genitive (trinna, trinra)
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