This is the 344th most frequent Swedish word.
tre
The Swedish word "tre" means "three" in English.
'Tre' refers to the specific hour 'three' in the context of time-telling.
Klockan är tre på eftermiddagen.
It is three o'clock in the afternoon.
In this example, 'tre' is utilized as the name of the number itself, referring to the concept of the number which is inherently 'prime'.
Tre är ett primtal.
Three is a prime number.
Here, 'tre' functions as the numeral for the quantity 'three', which is commonly used as a cardinal number to indicate the count of items.