Focal an Lae #333
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: trí (CHREE) [t′r′iː]
Meaning: trí = three
Usage:
- Tá trí phunt air. (TAW CHREE FUNT ehr) [taː t′r′iː funt er′] = It costs three pounds. (lit., is three pound on-it)
- Tá siad i seomra a trí. (TAW SHEE-uhd uh SHOHM-ruh uh CHREE) [taː s′iːəd ə s′oːmrə ə t′r′iː] = They are in room number three.
- A trí agus a trí, sin a sé. = Three plus three makes six.
History: Old Irish “trí”, Welsh “tri”, Breton “tri”, as well as English “three”, French “trois, Spanish “tres”, German “drei”, etc. etc.
come from Indo-European *trei- (three).
Scottish Gaelic: trì