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English
Etymology 1
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Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Pronunciation
Noun
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.
Alternative forms
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, tris buffer, THAM
- trometamol, tromethamine (used for drugs)
Etymology 2
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Abbreviation of tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate.
Pronunciation
Noun
tris (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A phosphoric acid ester C9H15Br6O4P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
tris
References
- “tris”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tris”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
See also
Anagrams
French
Noun
tris m
Anagrams
Guinea-Bissau Creole
< 2 | 3 | 4 > |
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Cardinal : tris | ||
Etymology
From Portuguese três. Cognate with Kabuverdianu tres.
Numeral
tris
- three (3)
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
tris m (invariable)
- prile
- (card games, poker) three of a kind
- trio (three varieties as a unit)
- Un tris di baccalà ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- il tris di primi piatti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (games) tic-tac-toe
Further reading
- tris in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French triste (“sad”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tris
Old Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
< 2nd | 3rd | 4th > |
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Cardinal : trí Ordinal : tris | ||
tris
Inflection
Usually uninflected, but sometimes as an o/ā-stem:
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | tris | tris | tris |
Vocative | tris | ||
Accusative | tris | tris | |
Genitive | tris | tresi | tris |
Dative | triuss | tris | triuss |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | tris | trisa | |
Vocative | trisu trisa† | ||
Accusative | trisu trisa† | ||
Genitive | tris | ||
Dative | trisaib | ||
Notes | † not when substantivized |
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tris | thris | tris pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 tress”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
trȋs m inan
See also
Poker hands in Slovene · poker karte (layout · text) | |||||
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najvišja karta | par | dva para | tris | lestvica, kenta | |
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barva | full house | poker | barvna lestvica | kraljeva lestvica |
Spanish
Noun
tris m (plural tris)
- crack (sound)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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