third

English

/θɜːd/, /θɝd/, /tɜjd/

adj
Definitions
  • The ordinal ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thirde inherited from Old English þridda inherited from Proto-Germanic *þridjô (third) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tr̥tyós

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