τρίτος

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : τρεῖς (treîs)
    Ordinal : τρίτος (trítos)
    Adverbial : τριάκις (triákis)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós ~ *tritós, thus an inherited ordinal to τρεῖς (treîs, three), as if formed with Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τρῐ́τος (trítosm (feminine τρῐ́τη, neuter τρῐ́τον); first/second declension

  1. third

Declension

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

τρίτος (trítosm (feminine τρίτη, neuter τρίτο)

  1. third
    ο τρίτος δρόμοςo trítos drómosthe third way

Declension

Related terms

  • (abbreviation): 3ος (3os)

See also