toru
1. (numeral) three, 3.
Ka toru ngā tau o te pānga mai o tana mate rūmātiki ki a ia (HKW 10/1898:4). / He was afflicted with rheumatism for three years.
See also tuatoru
2. (numeral) three.
I reira ka whakawhiwhia a ia ki te tohu mō te toa mekemeke, noho toa rā ia mō te toru tau (TTR 2000:167). / There he was the boxing champion for three years.
3. (numeral) third - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.
Nō te toru o ngā rā i te ahiahi, ka puta mātau i te marangai (HP 1991:120). / On the third day in the evening we emerged from the storm.
