tre
Meaning
three
In Swedish: 3
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What does tre mean in English?
tre means “three”.
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Origin
From Old Swedish þrir, þrī, from Runic Swedish þrīR, from Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Nearby common words
tre is number 190 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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