terciar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾˈθjaɾ/ [t̪eɾˈθjaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /teɾˈsjaɾ/ [t̪eɾˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ter‧ciar

Verb

terciar (first-person singular present tercio, first-person singular preterite tercié, past participle terciado)

  1. to divide into thirds
  2. to mediate (resolve differences, intervene)
  3. (reflexive) to turn out; end up

Conjugation

See also

  • si se tercia

Further reading