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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestroisième
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trwazjɛm
"C'est la troisième fois que je viens ici."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Constituting number three in a sequence; coming after second and before fourth.
"She finished in third place in the marathon."
- 1
One of three equal parts of a whole.
"Cut the apple into thirds so everyone gets an equal share."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þridda', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*þridjô', with roots in Proto-Indo-European '*tréyes' (three). Over centuries, the metathesis of the 'r' and vowel sound shifted 'þridda' into Middle English 'third', stabilizing across Germanic language branches to denote the ordinal position after second.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Third" is said worldwide
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tercero
Transliteration: teɾseɾo
"Ella vive en el tercer piso."
troisième
Transliteration: trwazjɛm
"C'est la troisième fois que je viens ici."
dritte
Transliteration: dritə
"Das ist das dritte Mal, dass wir das besprechen."
terzo
Transliteration: tɛrtso
"Questo è il terzo libro che leggo questo mese."
terceiro
Transliteration: teʁsejɾu
"Esta é a terceira vez que ligo."
तीसरा
Transliteration: teesraa
"यह मेरी तीसरी कोशिश है।"
第三
Transliteration: dì sān
"这是我第三次来这里。"
세 번째
Transliteration: se beonjjae
"여기는 제가 세 번째 방문하는 곳입니다."
3番目
Transliteration: san banme
"彼はクラスで3番目に背が高いです。"
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