three (EN)
tölustafur, Nafnorð

tölustafur “three”

three, 3
  1. þrír
    She has three apples in her basket.

Nafnorð “three”

sg. three, pl. threes
  1. þrjú (táknið sem samsvarar gildinu þrír)
    She wrote the number three on the board, with two curves and a horizontal line.
  2. þrjú (einingar, t.d. þrjú epli)
    All the threes have been sold.
  3. þristur (spil)
    In our last game of poker, I won the hand with a pair of threes and a king.
  4. þrjú (klukkustundin eftir tvö og fyrir fjögur)
    The meeting is scheduled to start at three in the afternoon.
  5. þriggja stiga körfu (í körfubolta)
    He dribbled past the defender and sank a smooth three from beyond the arc.