drie

Adjective

drie

1. Archaic spelling of dry.
2. wither'd

Anagrams

• Dier, IDer, Reid, dier, dire, ired, ride

Etymology

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

Numeral

drie

1. (cardinal) three

Alternative forms

• drij (rare, in dialectal Belgian Dutch)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch *thrie, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare German drei, West Frisian thrē, English three.

Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /dri/

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• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /dri/

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• Rhymes: -i

Numeral

drie

1. (cardinal) three

Anagrams

• dier
• ried

Alternative forms

• drij

Etymology

From Middle Low German drî, drê from Old Saxon thrie.

Numeral

drie

1. (cardinal) three

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /driə/

Numeral

drie

1. three

Further reading

• “drie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “drie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929