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Latin
Etymology
From tertius (“third”) + -ō, from trēs (“three”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tertiō (present infinitive tertiāre, perfect active tertiāvī, supine tertiātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to do for the third time, thrice
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Adverb
tertiō (not comparable)
- for the third time
- in the third place, thirdly
- three times, thrice
Numeral
tertiō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tertius
References
- “tertio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tertio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tertio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.