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 tvey and before fýra

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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