terceiro

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Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
 ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (standard): tres
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): três
    Ordinal: terceiro
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier: triplo
    Fractional (standard): terzo
    Fractional (reintegrationist): terço

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tertiārius, from tertius.

Adjective

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

  1. third

Noun

terceiro m (plural terceiros)

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

Further reading

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: três
    Ordinal: terceiro
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3.º
    Multiplier: triplo, tríplice
    Fractional: terço
    Group: trio, trinca, terceto, tríade

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ter‧cei‧ro

Adjective

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

  1. (ordinal number) third

Noun

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

  1. (formal, more often in the plural) a third party or third person; someone else (often in the context of business or law)
    A dificuldade dos alunos em reconhecer a influência de terceiros no processo de decisão por uma profissão pode ser compreendida por meio da literatura que trata do papel dos genitores na escolha profissional dos filhos.
    The students' difficulty in recognizing the influence of others in the process of deciding on a profession can be understood through the literature that concerns parents in their children's professional choice.