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thrice

Pronunciation: /θɹaɪs/

The English word “thrice” has 1 meaning listed here.

adverb

  1. Three times.

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…

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