terceiro

Galician

Galician numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: tres     Ordinal: terceiro     Multiplier: triplo     Fractional: terzo

Alternative forms

• (third): 3º m, 3ª f (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Latin tertiārius, from tertius.

Adjective

terceiro m (feminine singular terceira, masculine plural terceiros, feminine plural terceiras)

1. third

Noun

terceiro m (plural terceiros)

1. third (one of three equal parts)
2. mediator

Synonyms

• (third): terzo

Further reading

• “terceiro” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: três     Ordinal: terceiro     Ordinal abbreviation: 3.º     Multiplier: triplo, tríplice     Fractional: terço     Group: trio, trinca, terceto, tríade
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Alternative forms

• terceyro (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese terçeiro, from Latin tertiārius, from tertius. Doublet of terciário.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [tehˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [tehˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾˈse(j).ɾu/ [teɾˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [teχˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻˈse(j).ɾo/ [teɻˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɐj.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈse.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ter‧cei‧ro

Adjective

terceiro (feminine terceira, masculine plural terceiros, feminine plural terceiras)

1. (ordinal number) third