tris
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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
Noun
tris m
Anagrams
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tris | ||
Etymology
From Portuguese três. Cognate with Kabuverdianu tres.
Numeral
tris
- three (3)
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
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
tris
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
tris
Inflection
Usually uninflected, but sometimes as an o/ā-stem:
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Pronunciation
Noun
trȋs m inan
Declension
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | tris | ||
| gen. sing. | trisa | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
tris | trisa | trisi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
trisa | trisov | trisov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
trisu | trisoma | trisom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
tris | trisa | trise |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
trisu | trisih | trisih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
trisom | trisoma | trisi |
See also
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| najvišja karta | par | dva para | tris | lestvica, kenta | |
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| barva | full house | poker | barvna lestvica | kraljeva lestvica | |
Further reading
- “tris”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Noun
tris m (plural #)
- crack (sound)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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