treis

See also: trêis

Norman

**Norman cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : treis

Alternative forms

trais (Jersey)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French troy, treis, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

treis

(Guernsey) three

Old French

Numeral

treis

(12th century or Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of trois (“three”)
- circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
  La paiz dura treis meis
  The peace lasted for three months

Portuguese

Adjective

treis

Eye dialect spelling of três, representing Brazilian Portuguese.

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) trais
(Sutsilvan) tres

Etymology

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Number

treis

(Sursilvan, Surmiran, cardinal) three

Scots

Noun

treis

(South Scots) plural of trei

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