third

A2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /θɚd/ UK /θɜːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #965

Meanings

1

adj
Coming after the second in order or position.

The third house on the left is mine.
2

noun
One of three equal parts of something.

About a third of the students passed the exam.
3

adv
In the third place; thirdly.

Third, we must consider the cost of the project.
4

noun
A musical interval of three steps between two notes.

The melody moves up in major thirds.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · coming after the second in... 3rd

2 noun · one of three equal parts of... one-third

3 adv · in the third place; thirdly. thirdly

Word family

Forms thirds

Derived forms one-thirdtwo-thirdstwothirds

Related forms interval riding

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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third eyelid
an additional protective fold that can move across the eye in some animals

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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The third time's a charm

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.

thirde Middle English þridda Old English *þridjô Proto-Germanic *tr̥tyós Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# third

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, adv
**IPA (US):** /θɚd/
**IPA (UK):** /θɜːd/
**Frequency rank:** 965

## Meanings
1. Coming after the second in order or position.
2. One of three equal parts of something.
3. In the third place; thirdly.
4. A musical interval of three steps between two notes.

## Examples
- The third house on the left is mine.
- About a third of the students passed the exam.
- Third, we must consider the cost of the project.
- The melody moves up in major thirds.

## Derived Forms
- one-third
- two-thirds
- twothirds

## Related Forms
- interval
- riding

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thirde
- Root: þridda
- Root: *þridjô
- Root: *tr̥tyós

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Third 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. In present-day use, it can mean coming after the second in order or position, or one of three equal parts of something. Derived formations include one-third, two-thirds, twothirds.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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