tercera

Asturian

Adjective

tercera

1. feminine singular of terceru

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Catalan

la tercera major

la tercera menor

Etymology

From Latin tertiarius (“third”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tərˈse.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teɾˈse.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

tercera f (plural terceres)

1. (music) third
2. female equivalent of tercer

Derived terms

• tercera major
• tercera menor

 

Adjective

Catalan ordinal numbers

<  2a	3a	4a  >
Cardinal : tres     Ordinal : tercera     Multiplier : triple

tercera f sg

1. feminine singular of tercer

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French

Verb

tercera

1. third-person singular simple future of tercer

Anagrams

• cratère, écarter, recréât

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan tertiarius (“third”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /teɾˈθeɾa/ [t̪eɾˈθe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teɾˈseɾa/ [t̪eɾˈse.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa

Adjective

tercera

1. feminine singular of tercero

Noun

tercera f (plural terceras)

1. (music) a third (interval)

Usage notes

This adjective is often used substantively, with the modified noun implied but omitted.

Further reading

• “tercera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28