tercero

tercero

1. neuter of terceru

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

Inherited from Latin tertiārius, from tertius. Doublet of terciario, a borrowing from the same source.

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

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ter‧ce‧ro

tercero (masculine singular before a noun tercer, feminine tercera, masculine plural terceros, feminine plural terceras)

1. (ordinal number) third

• 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].

tercero m (plural terceros)

1. (law) third party
2. mediator

   Synonym: mediador

• “tercero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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