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English
Etymology
From Brythonic numerals, extended from a root *tri.
Numeral
tethera
- (Cumbria) three in Celtic sheep counting
Derived terms
See also
- (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot
References
- Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
- Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
- Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25
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