aller guten Dinge sind drei

== German == === Alternative forms === alle guten Dinge sind drei (due to incomprehension of the archaic genitive construction) === Etymology === Literally, “of all good things there are three”, suggestive inter alia of the Trinity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɐ ˌɡuːtən ˈdɪŋə ˌzɪnt ˈdʁaɪ̯/ === Proverb === aller guten Dinge sind drei third time's a charm; but more general; used as a lighthearted justification for doing something a third time, for including a third person, for taking a third drink, etc. Synonym: dreimal ist Bremer Recht === Further reading === “aller guten Dinge sind drei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache "aller guten Dinge sind drei" in Redensarten-Index