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tisso
ti
fem nom pl of ti (card); fem acc pl of ti (card); masc nom sg of tissa (noun)
- ti (card): three (3)
- tissa (masc): generic monk's name used in vinaya examples; lit. constellation of Cancer
- tissa (masc): name of one of Vipassī Buddha's chief disciples; lit. constellation of Cancer
- tissa (masc): name of a monk reborn as a Brahma; lit. constellation of Cancer
- tissa (masc): name of a constellation; the faint group in the body of the Crab, γ, δ, and θ Cancri; also known as Pussa; lit. constellation of Cancer
- tisso (card): three (3)
- tissa (masc): name of an arahant monk; cousin of the Buddha; lit. constellation of Cancer
- tissa (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. constellation of Cancer
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- ti — root · three
Cardinal numeral from PIE *trei̯-. The root appears in Sanskrit trayas and English three; the concrete sense of 'threeness' is fundamental to all Indo-European languages.
- -sso — ending · fem nom/acc pl
The feminine nominative-accusative plural ending -o (from earlier -āz) marks this form as plural feminine agreement, used with feminine nouns.
Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *trei̯- 'three'; cognate with English three, Latin trēs, Greek treîs, Sanskrit trayas. The form tisso exhibits Pali's feminine nominative plural -o (< *-āz from feminine -ās).