terceiro

Galician

Galician numbers ^(edit)

	30[a], [b]
←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (standard): tres     Cardinal (reintegrationist): três     Ordinal: terceiro     Ordinal abbreviation: 3º     Multiplier: triplo     Fractional (standard): terzo     Fractional (reintegrationist): terço
Galician Wikipedia article on 3

Alternative forms

• 3º m, 3ª f (third, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Latin tertiārius, from tertius.

Adjective

terceiro (feminine terceira, masculine plural terceiros, feminine plural terceiras)

1. third

Noun

terceiro m (plural terceiros)

1. third (one of three equal parts)

   Synonym: terzo

2. mediator

Further reading

• “terceiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: três     Ordinal: terceiro     Ordinal abbreviation: 3.º     Multiplier: triplo, tríplice     Fractional: terço     Group: trio, trinca, terceto, tríade
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 3

Alternative forms

• terceyro (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese terçeiro, from Latin tertiārius, from tertius. Doublet of terciário.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejɾu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [tehˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [tehˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾˈse(j).ɾu/ [teɾˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁˈse(j).ɾu/ [teχˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻˈse(j).ɾo/ [teɻˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈse.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ter‧cei‧ro

Adjective

terceiro (feminine terceira, masculine plural terceiros, feminine plural terceiras)

1. (ordinal number) third

Noun

terceiro m (plural terceiros, feminine terceira, feminine plural terceiras)

1. (formal, more often in the plural) a third party or third person; someone else (often in the context of business or law)

   A dificuldade dos alunos em reconhecer a influência de terceiros no processo de decisão por uma profissão pode ser compreendida por meio da literatura que trata do papel dos genitores na escolha profissional dos filhos.

   The students' difficulty in recognizing the influence of others in the process of deciding on a profession can be understood through the literature that concerns parents in their children's professional choice.