English

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Adjective

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drie

  1. Archaic spelling of dry.

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dri/
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Etymology 1

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Afrikaans numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drie
    Ordinal: derde
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3de

From Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch dri, drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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drie

  1. three

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English try.

Noun

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drie (plural [please provide])

  1. (rugby) try

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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  • drij (rare, in dialectal Belgian Dutch)

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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Numeral

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Dutch numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drie
    Ordinal: derde

drie

  1. three
    Hier komen drie wegen samen.Three roads meet here.
    De genodigden arriveerden iets voor drieën.The invitees arrived just before three [o' clock].
    Ze gingen met zijn drieën naar de supermarkt.The three of them went to the supermarket.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: drie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dri
  • Jersey Dutch: drî
  • Negerhollands: drie, dri
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: dri
  • Sranan Tongo: dri
  • Trió: tëri_me

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Low German

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drie

  1. (Dutch Low Saxon) alternative form of dree (three (3))

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz.

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Numeral

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drie

  1. three

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Adjective

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drie

  1. alternative form of drye

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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drīe

  1. alternative form of drīġe

Zealandic

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

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drie

  1. three