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Asturian
Adjective
tercero
- neuter of terceru
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tertiārius, from tertius. Doublet of terciario, a borrowing from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /teɾˈθeɾo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /teɾˈseɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ter‧ce‧ro
Adjective
tercero (masculine singular before a noun tercer, feminine tercera, masculine plural terceros, feminine plural terceras)
- (ordinal number) third
Usage notes
- Most Spanish adjectives appear after the modified noun when used attributively. Forms of tercero, however, as with all ordinal numerals, can appear before the modified noun.
- When used before a masculine singular noun, the apocopate form tercer is used instead of tercero:
Es el tercer hijo.- is the third son.
Es el hijo tercero.- is the third son.
- This adjective is often used substantively, with the modified noun implied but omitted.
¿Cuál hijo es? Es el tercero.- Which son is ? is the third .
Derived terms
Noun
tercero m (plural terceros)
- (law) third party
- mediator
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