trey

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres. === Pronunciation === enPR: trā, IPA(key): /tɹeɪ/ Homophones: tray, trait (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -eɪ === Noun === trey (plural treys) (card games, occasionally dice games) A playing card or die with the rank of three. (card games, dice games, dominoes) A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes. (US, Canada, basketball, informal, obsolete) A three-pointer. (Australia, informal) A three penny coin; a thrippence. (informal) The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III. The third branch of a deer's antler. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (dice) ace, deuce, cater, cinque, sice ==== Related terms ==== tray-trip ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN === Anagrams === tyre, reyt, tyer, Tyer, Tyre, trye == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English trega, from Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô. ==== Alternative forms ==== trei, tray, treȝe, treiȝe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtræi̯(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== trey (plural treyne or trayn) affliction, suffering, pain vexation, grievance ===== Descendants ===== English: tray Yola: traans (plural) ===== References ===== “trei, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Anglian Old English trēġ (West Saxon trīeġ), from Proto-West Germanic *trauj-, the oblique stem of Proto-West Germanic *trawi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją. ==== Alternative forms ==== tray ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /træi̯/ ==== Noun ==== trey (plural treyes) A tray; a board with a low rim. A unit of measure of approximately 12 bushels. ===== Descendants ===== English: tray Middle Scots: trey, tray Scots: tray ===== References ===== “trei, n.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman treis (“three”), from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of thre (“three”). ==== Alternative forms ==== trais, tray, treis, treys, treyse ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /træi̯/, /træi̯s/ ==== Noun ==== trey (uncountable) Trey; the number three on dice. ===== Descendants ===== English: trey ===== References ===== “trei, n.(3)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.