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Drei

Drei is the German word for the number three. It is a cardinal numeral used for counting and indicating quantity, as in drei Bücher (three books) or drei Stunden (three hours). It also appears in dates and times, for example Es ist drei Uhr (It is three o'clock).

Etymology: The word derives from Old High German drî and is cognate with Dutch drie, English three,

Usage and grammar: In German, drei is invariable in form and does not change with gender or

Cultural and linguistic notes: The word Drei also appears in titles or names in German-speaking contexts and

and
Swedish
tre.
It
traces
back
to
the
Proto-Germanic
form
*þrīz,
itself
from
the
Proto-Indo-European
root
*tréyes,
the
source
of
related
numerals
in
many
Indo-European
languages.
number;
adjectives
or
determiners
used
with
it
are
declined,
as
in
drei
große
Häuser.
In
compound
numbers,
drei
combines
with
other
numerals:
dreizehn
(thirteen),
vierzehn
(fourteen),
dreiunddreißig
(33),
and
dreihundert
(300).
In
time
expressions,
drei
Uhr
or
um
drei
Uhr
is
standard.
as
part
of
idioms
and
fixed
phrases.
As
a
basic
unit
of
counting,
it
is
one
of
the
first
numerals
learned
in
German.