tercero

See also: Tercero

Spanish

Spanish numbers ^(edit)

	30
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Cardinal: tres     Ordinal: tercero     Apocopated ordinal: tercer     Ordinal abbreviation: 3.º     Multiplier: triple     Fractional: tercio
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Alternative forms

• (adjective, first): (abbreviation) 3.º m, 3.ª f

Etymology

From Latin tertiārius, from tertius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /teɾˈθeɾo/ [t̪eɾˈθe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /teɾˈseɾo/ [t̪eɾˈse.ɾo]

Adjective

tercero (feminine tercera, masculine plural terceros, feminine plural terceras)

1. 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.

[He] is the third son.

Es el hijo tercero.

[He] 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 [he]? [He] is the third [son].

Derived terms

• a la tercera va la vencida
• tercer mundo
• tercera edad

 

Noun

tercero m (plural terceros)

1. (law) third party
2. mediator

See also

• tercera (“musical third”)
• tercio

Anagrams

• certero