English Explanatory Dictionary

thrice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Three times.

Pronunciation

/θɹaɪs/ [θɾ̪̊ɑɪs] [θɾ̪̊äɪs] en-us-thrice.ogg en-us-thrice.flac en-au-thrice.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thrice.wav

Word forms

thrice

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).

Synonyms

threefold trebly thrice thricely treble triply

Antonyms

once twice

Related words

thrissome trifallow often frequency

Derived words

thricely thrice-monthly thrice removed thrice-weekly what happens twice happens thrice
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