drie

English

Adjective

drie

  1. Archaic spelling of dry.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dri/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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.

Numeral

drie

  1. three

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English try.

Noun

drie (plural [please provide])

  1. (rugby) try

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • drij (rare, in dialectal Belgian Dutch)

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dri/, [(ʔ)dri̽i̥]
    • Audio (Belgium):(file)
    • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
    • Hyphenation: drie
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Homophone: Drie

    Numeral

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

    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

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: drie
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: dri
    • Jersey Dutch: drî
    • Negerhollands: drie, dri
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: dri
    • Sranan Tongo: dri
      • Aukan: dii
      • Saramaccan: dií
    • → Trió: tëri_me

    References

    Anagrams

    Low German

    Numeral

    drie

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

    Middle Dutch

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /driə/

      Numeral

      drie

      1. three

      Alternative forms

      Descendants

      • Dutch: drie
      • Limburgish: drèè
      • Zealandic: drie

      Further reading

      • “drie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
      • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “drie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

      Middle English

      Adjective

      drie

      1. alternative form of drye

      Old English

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdriː.e/

      Adjective

      drīe

      1. alternative form of drīġe

      Zealandic

      Etymology

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

      Numeral

      drie

      1. three