tliet
Maltese
Maltese numbers
(
edit
)
[a]
,
[b]
,
[c]
,
[d]
← 2
3
4 →
[a]
,
[b]
Cardinal
:
tlieta
Attributive cardinal
:
(
short form
)
tliet
,
(
long form
)
tlitt
Ordinal
:
tielet
Adverbial
:
tliet
darbiet
Fractional
:
terz
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/tlɪːt/
Rhymes:
-ɪːt
Numeral
tliet
m
or
f
short attributive form of
tlieta
(
“
three
”
)
Coordinate term:
(
long attributive form
)
tlitt
Usage notes
The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The short form is used before all words that start with a vowel or single consonant (except
jiem
). For the use before consonant clusters see the notes at
tlitt
.