Word part · Latin prefix
The Latin prefix tri-
Means: three.
At a glance
- Part
- tri-
- Meaning
- three
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
A triangle has three angles, and a tricolor flag has three colors.
Example words
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- tri (prefix)+cycle (root or base)→tricycle
a cycle with three wheels
- tri (prefix)+angle (root or base)→triangle
a shape with three angles
- tri (prefix)+angle (root or base)+s (suffix)→triangles
more than one triangle
- tri (prefix)+color (root or base)→tricolor
having three colors
- tri (prefix)+cycle (root or base)+s (suffix)→tricycles
more than one tricycle
- tri (prefix)+month (root or base)+ly (suffix)→trimonthly
every three months
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Parts that share a lesson with tri-.
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