third

AU, UK /θɜːd/ · US /θɚd/

Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

Synonyms

3rd, 3d, IIIrd, III, tertiary

Derived terms

124 terms

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