triobla

Esperanto

Esperanto numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: tri
    Ordinal: tria
    Adverbial: trie
    Multiplier: triobla, triopa
    Fractional: triona, triono

Etymology

From tri (“three”) +‎ -obla (“fold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [triˈobla]
  • Rhymes: -obla
  • Hyphenation: tri‧o‧bla

Adjective

triobla (accusative singular trioblan, plural trioblaj, accusative plural trioblajn)

  1. triple; multiplied by three

Usage notes

Not to be confused with triopa ("in a group or groups of three"); the meanings sometimes but not always overlap.

triobla prezo ― a price three times greater
triopa prezo ― a price for a group of three items

Derived terms

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