tredobbelt

Tredobbelt is a Swedish word that translates to "triple" or "tripled" in English. It signifies a quantity or action that is three times as much as a usual or previous amount. The term can be used in various contexts, from financial figures to physical measurements and even in describing repeated events.

For example, in a financial context, one might say that a company's profits have become tredobbelt over the last fiscal year, meaning they are three times what they were previously. In a more general sense, if a runner completes three laps of a track, they have completed a tredobbelt effort compared to a single lap. The word emphasizes a significant increase or multiplication by three.

The etymology of tredobbelt is straightforward, derived from "tre" meaning "three" and "dobbelt" meaning "double." Thus, it literally conveys the idea of "three times double," which simplifies to being three times the original amount. The usage is common in everyday Swedish conversation and writing, serving as a concise way to express this threefold increase.