# trio
## English
### Etymology

* PIE word
* *tréyes
1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɹi.əʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈtɹioʊ/
* Rhymes: -iːəʊ

### Noun

trio (plural trios)
* A group of three people or things.
** 2015, Kate Hardy, Bachelor at Her Bidding:I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts.
** 2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian‎:These are exciting times for England and particularly for this group. Six of this side won the Under-17s European Championship in 2014 and the attacking trio from Everton and Liverpool – Ademola Lookman, Dominic Solanke and Calvert-Lewin – had an excellent tournament.
* A group of three musicians.
* (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
** 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 281:I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.
* (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
* Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

#### Synonyms

* (group of three): threesome, triad, trine, trinity, troika, triumvirate; see also Thesaurus:trio

#### Derived terms

* power trio
* string trio
* trio sonata

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### See also

* solo - 1
* duo - 2
* triplet - 3
* quartet - 4
* quintet - 5
* sextet - 6
* Thesaurus:number

### Anagrams

* Tori, Troi, riot, roti, tiro, tori

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈtɾi.u]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtɾi.o]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian trio.

#### Noun

trio m (plural trios)
* (music) trio (a piece of music written for three musicians)
* (music) trio (a group of three musicians)
* threesome (an instance of sexual activity involving three people)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

trio
* first-person singular present indicative of triar

### Further reading

* “trio” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “trio”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “trio” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “trio” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Italian trio.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtri.oː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: trio

### Noun

trio n (plural trio's, diminutive triootje n)
* trio, threesome, triad (group of three people or things)
    Synonym: drietal
    De Duitse band Trio was een trio.The German band Trio was a triumvirate.
* menage a trois, threesome (sex act, three people having sex together)
    De Duitse band Trio was geen trio.The German band Trio was not a menage a trois.

#### Derived terms

* cabarettrio

## Esperanto
### Etymology

tri (“three”) +‎ -o

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtrio]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -io
* Hyphenation: tri‧o

### Noun

trio (accusative singular trion, plural trioj, accusative plural triojn)
* threesome, trio
    Synonym: triopo
* the digit or figure three

### See also

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text) :
| aso | duo | trio | kvaro | kvino | seso | sepo |
| oko | naŭo | deko | fanto, bubo | damo | reĝo | ĵokero |

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Italian trio.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtrio/, [ˈt̪rio̞]
* Rhymes: -io
* Hyphenation: trio

### Noun

trio
* trio

#### Declension

Possessive forms of trio (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
trioni
trioni
accusative
nom.
trioni
trioni
gen.
trioni
genitive
trioni
triojeni
partitive
trioani
triojani
inessive
triossani
trioissani
elative
triostani
trioistani
illative
triooni
trioihini
adessive
triollani
trioillani
ablative
trioltani
trioiltani
allative
triolleni
trioilleni
essive
trionani
trioinani
translative
triokseni
trioikseni
abessive
triottani
trioittani
instructive
comitative
—trioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triosi
triosi
accusative
nom.
triosi
triosi
gen.
triosi
genitive
triosi
triojesi
partitive
trioasi
triojasi
inessive
triossasi
trioissasi
elative
triostasi
trioistasi
illative
trioosi
trioihisi
adessive
triollasi
trioillasi
ablative
trioltasi
trioiltasi
allative
triollesi
trioillesi
essive
trionasi
trioinasi
translative
trioksesi
trioiksesi
abessive
triottasi
trioittasi
instructive
comitative
—trioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triomme
triomme
accusative
nom.
triomme
triomme
gen.
triomme
genitive
triomme
triojemme
partitive
trioamme
triojamme
inessive
triossamme
trioissamme
elative
triostamme
trioistamme
illative
trioomme
trioihimme
adessive
triollamme
trioillamme
ablative
trioltamme
trioiltamme
allative
triollemme
trioillemme
essive
trionamme
trioinamme
translative
trioksemme
trioiksemme
abessive
triottamme
trioittamme
instructive
comitative
—trioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
trionne
trionne
accusative
nom.
trionne
trionne
gen.
trionne
genitive
trionne
triojenne
partitive
trioanne
triojanne
inessive
triossanne
trioissanne
elative
triostanne
trioistanne
illative
trioonne
trioihinne
adessive
triollanne
trioillanne
ablative
trioltanne
trioiltanne
allative
triollenne
trioillenne
essive
trionanne
trioinanne
translative
trioksenne
trioiksenne
abessive
triottanne
trioittanne
instructive
comitative
—trioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
trionsa
trionsa
accusative
nom.
trionsa
trionsa
gen.
trionsa
genitive
trionsa
triojensa
partitive
trioaan trioansa
triojaan triojansa
inessive
triossaan triossansa
trioissaan trioissansa
elative
triostaan triostansa
trioistaan trioistansa
illative
trioonsa
trioihinsa
adessive
triollaan triollansa
trioillaan trioillansa
ablative
trioltaan trioltansa
trioiltaan trioiltansa
allative
triolleen triollensa
trioilleen trioillensa
essive
trionaan trionansa
trioinaan trioinansa
translative
triokseen trioksensa
trioikseen trioiksensa
abessive
triottaan triottansa
trioittaan trioittansa
instructive
comitative
—trioineen trioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* barokkitrio
* jousitrio
* pianotrio
* triojäätelö

### Further reading

* “trio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* irto-, orit, roti, tori

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʁi.jo/

### Etymology 1

Borrowing from Italian trio

#### Noun

trio m (plural trios)
* trio

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

trio m (uncountable)
* Tiriyó (language)

### Further reading

* “trio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtri.o/
* Rhymes: -io
* Hyphenation: trì‧o

### Noun

trio m (plural trii)
* trio, threesome
* (music) trio
* (baby carriage system) travel system

#### Synonyms

* terzetto
* tripletta
* triade

#### Related terms

* tre

#### See also
##### baby carriage

* carrozzina
* passeggino

### Anagrams

* Tiro, irto, orti, otri, rito, roti, tiro, tirò, tori

## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, turn”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈtri.oː/, [ˈt̪rioː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈtri.o/, [ˈt̪riːo]

### Noun

triō m (genitive triōnis); third declension
* a plow ox
* (chiefly in plural) the constellation of the Wagon (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
    Synonym: septentriōnēs

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* septentriō

## Norman
### Etymology

Borrowed from English trio, French trio.

### Noun

trio m (plural trios)
* (Jersey) trio

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

trio
* trio

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio.

### Noun

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioer, definite plural trioene)
* trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments; group of three people)

### References

* “trio” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio.

### Noun

trio m (definite singular trioen, indefinite plural trioar, definite plural trioane)
* trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments)

### References

* “trio” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtri.jɔ/, /ˈtrɘ.jɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ijɔ, -ɘjɔ
* Syllabification: tri‧o

### Noun

trio n
* (music) trio (group of three musicians)
    Synonym: tercet
* (music) trio (piece of music written for three musicians)
    Synonym: tercet
* trio (group of three people or things)
    Synonym: tercet

#### Derived terms

* triowy

### Further reading

* trio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* trio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾi.u/, /ˈtɾiw/ [ˈtɾiʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɾi.u/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

trio m (plural trios)
* trio (group of three people or things)
    Synonyms: trinca, terceto, tríade

##### Coordinate terms

| Coeficiente | Substantivo | Resultado |
| 1 | único singular | |
| 2 | dobro | dupla par dueto |
| 3 | triplo | trio trinca terceto tríade |
| 4 | quádruplo | quarteto |
| 5 | quíntuplo | quinteto |
| 6 | sêxtuplo | sexteto |
| 7 | sétuplo séptuplo | septeto |
| 8 | óctuplo | octeto |
| 9 | nônuplo (Brazil) nónuplo (Portugal) | noneto/novena |
| 10 | décuplo | dezena |
| 11 | undécuplo | onzena/onzeno |
| 12 | duodécuplo | dúzia |
| 100 | cêntuplo | centena |
| muitos | múltiplo | |

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

trio
* first-person singular present indicative of triar

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trio or French trio.

### Noun

trio n (plural triouri)
* trio

#### Declension
## Veps
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

trio
* trio

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “трио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English try.

### Verb

trio (first-person singular present triaf)
* to try
    Synonym: ceisio

#### Conjugation

| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | triaf | tri | tria | triwn | triwch | triant | trir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | triwn | trit | triai | triem | triech | trient | trid |
| preterite | triais | triaist | triodd | triasom | triasoch | triasant | triwyd |
| pluperfect | triaswn | triasit | triasai | triasem | triasech | triasent | triasid, triesid |
| present subjunctive | triwyf | triech | trio | triom | trioch | triont | trier |
| imperative | — | tria | tried | triwn | triwch | trient | trier |
| verbal noun | trio | trio | trio | trio | trio | trio | trio |
| verbal adjectives | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy | triedig triadwy |
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| Inflected colloquial forms | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| future | tria i, triaf i | trii di | triith o/e/hi, triiff o/e/hi | trïwn ni | trïwch chi | trian nhw |
| conditional | trïwn i, triswn i | triet ti, triset ti | triai fo/fe/hi, trisai fo/fe/hi | trien ni, trisen ni | triech chi, trisech chi | trien nhw, trisen nhw |
| preterite | triais i, tries i | triaist ti, triest ti | triodd o/e/hi | trion ni | trioch chi | trion nhw |
| imperative | — | tria | — | — | triwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |||||||

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.