Third in Different Languages
Discover 'Third' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Third
Afrikaans derde | ||
Albanian e treta | ||
Amharic ሶስተኛ | ||
Arabic الثالث | ||
Armenian երրորդ | ||
Assamese তৃতীয় | ||
Aymara kimsïri | ||
Azerbaijani üçüncü | ||
Bambara sabanan | ||
Basque hirugarrena | ||
Belarusian трэці | ||
Bengali তৃতীয় | ||
Bhojpuri तीसरा | ||
Bosnian treće | ||
Bulgarian трето | ||
Catalan tercer | ||
Cebuano ikatulo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 第三 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 第三 | ||
Corsican terzu | ||
Croatian treći | ||
Czech třetí | ||
Danish tredje | ||
Dhivehi ތިންވަނަ | ||
Dogri त्रीआ | ||
Dutch derde | ||
English third | ||
Esperanto tria | ||
Estonian kolmas | ||
Ewe etɔ̃lia | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pangatlo | ||
Finnish kolmas | ||
French troisième | ||
Frisian tredde | ||
Galician terceiro | ||
Georgian მესამე | ||
German dritte | ||
Greek τρίτος | ||
Guarani mbohapyha | ||
Gujarati ત્રીજું | ||
Haitian Creole twazyèm | ||
Hausa na uku | ||
Hawaiian ke kolu | ||
Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁי | ||
Hindi तीसरा | ||
Hmong feem peb | ||
Hungarian harmadik | ||
Icelandic þriðja | ||
Igbo nke atọ | ||
Ilocano maikatlo | ||
Indonesian ketiga | ||
Irish tríú | ||
Italian terzo | ||
Japanese 第3 | ||
Javanese kaping telu | ||
Kannada ಮೂರನೇ | ||
Kazakh үшінші | ||
Khmer ទីបី | ||
Kinyarwanda gatatu | ||
Konkani तिसरें | ||
Korean 제삼 | ||
Krio tɔd | ||
Kurdish sêyem | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سێیەم | ||
Kyrgyz үчүнчү | ||
Lao ທີສາມ | ||
Latin tertium | ||
Latvian trešais | ||
Lingala ya misato | ||
Lithuanian trečias | ||
Luganda eky'okusatu | ||
Luxembourgish drëtten | ||
Macedonian трето | ||
Maithili तेसर | ||
Malagasy fahatelo | ||
Malay ketiga | ||
Malayalam മൂന്നാമത് | ||
Maltese it-tielet | ||
Maori tuatoru | ||
Marathi तिसऱ्या | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯁꯨꯕ | ||
Mizo pathumna | ||
Mongolian гурав дахь | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တတိယ | ||
Nepali तेस्रो | ||
Norwegian tredje | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachitatu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ତୃତୀୟ | ||
Oromo sadaffaa | ||
Pashto دریم | ||
Persian سوم | ||
Polish trzeci | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) terceiro | ||
Punjabi ਤੀਜਾ | ||
Quechua kimsa ñiqi | ||
Romanian al treilea | ||
Russian в третьих | ||
Samoan tulaga tolu | ||
Sanskrit तृतीयं | ||
Scots Gaelic an treas | ||
Sepedi boraro | ||
Serbian треће | ||
Sesotho ea boraro | ||
Shona chetatu | ||
Sindhi ٽيون | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තෙවන | ||
Slovak tretí | ||
Slovenian tretjič | ||
Somali saddexaad | ||
Spanish tercero | ||
Sundanese katilu | ||
Swahili cha tatu | ||
Swedish tredje | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pangatlo | ||
Tajik сеюм | ||
Tamil மூன்றாவது | ||
Tatar өченче | ||
Telugu మూడవది | ||
Thai ที่สาม | ||
Tigrinya ሳልሳይ | ||
Tsonga vunharhu | ||
Turkish üçüncü | ||
Turkmen üçünji | ||
Twi (Akan) tɔ so mmiɛnsa | ||
Ukrainian третій | ||
Urdu تیسرے | ||
Uyghur ئۈچىنچىسى | ||
Uzbek uchinchi | ||
Vietnamese ngày thứ ba | ||
Welsh trydydd | ||
Xhosa isithathu | ||
Yiddish דריט | ||
Yoruba ẹkẹta | ||
Zulu okwesithathu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the 1348 travelogue of Ibn Battuta, "derde" was mentioned as a city on the coast of the Indian Ocean. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "e treta" has uncertain etymology but may be related to Proto-Indo-European "*treye" meaning "three". |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ሶስተኛ" can also refer to a group of three people or things. |
| Arabic | The word "الثالث" can also mean "the other two" or "the third person" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | Երրորդ (yerrord) derives from the Proto-Indo-European root |
| Azerbaijani | "Üçüncü" also means "triplet" in Azerbaijani, referring to a set of three identical things. |
| Basque | The Basque word 'hirugarrena' also signifies 'the youngest child of a family with three children' |
| Belarusian | Belarusian трэці (tretsi) comes from Old Church Slavonic треть (tretь) and also means “trembling.” |
| Bengali | The word "তৃতীয়" (tṛtīya) shares an etymological root with "তৃষ্ণা" (tṛṣṇā) ("thirst"), "তৃপ্ত" (tṛpta) ("satisfied"), and "ত্রাতা" (trātā) ("savior"), all of which are related to the concept of "fulfillment" or "satisfaction. |
| Bosnian | The word 'treće' also means 'belly' in Bosnian, related to 'treb' ('intestines'). |
| Bulgarian | The word "трето" in Bulgarian also comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "третїй" meaning "the youngest son" or the "third son". |
| Catalan | "Tercer" also means "last" or "final" in some contexts, such as the "tercer acto" of a play. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese classifier for 'group' or 'time', which is written as 三 surrounded by a square. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Mandarin Chinese, "第三" also denotes "others outside a specific group", "the next generation", or "a person of lower ranking than one's elder brother, cousin, or uncle." |
| Corsican | The word "terzu" can also mean "last" or "worst" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "treći" is derived from the Proto-Slavic "*tretьjь", and is cognate with the Russian word "третий" (tretij). |
| Czech | The word "Třetí" also means "arbitrary" or "random". |
| Danish | Tredje is derived from the Old Norse word 'þriðji', which is related to 'thread' and 'thrive', implying a sense of 'growth' and 'progress' in the ordinal number. |
| Dutch | The word "derde" in Dutch can also refer to a person who is third in a series or order. |
| Esperanto | The word "tria" derives from the Latin "tres", and it is also cognate with the Greek "tria" and the English "three". |
| Estonian | In addition to its primary meaning, "kolmas" can also refer to "the one who comes third" or "a third part" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "kolmas" is related to "kolme" meaning "three" and "kolmasosa" meaning "one third". |
| French | Troisième, in Old French, also means "terrestrial". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'tredde', meaning 'third', is cognate with English 'third', German 'dritte', and Old Norse 'þriðja'. |
| Galician | In Galician the word "terceiro" also means "arbitrator" or "broker." |
| Georgian | The word "მესამე" can also refer to a person or thing that is one of three or "of inferior quality", or to "third position" |
| German | The German word "dritte" originates from Old High German "dritto" and is related to English "third" and Dutch "derde". |
| Greek | The word "τρίτος" can also refer to "a person in a group of three," "the three Fates," "one who arbitrates," or "a middleman." |
| Gujarati | The word |
| Haitian Creole | Twazyèm is closely related to a French word "deuxième" but its pronunciation has been changed over time. |
| Hausa | "Na uku" can also be used to mean "other", and is an old word for "three" in the Hausa language. |
| Hawaiian | "Ke kolu" also refers to the third finger or toe, as well as to the third child or sibling. |
| Hebrew | This word originated from a root meaning "control," implying a person or thing holding a position of power or influence, such as a leader or governor. |
| Hindi | "तीसरा" (third) can also mean a third-rate person or quality. |
| Hmong | In some Hmong dialects, "feem peb" can also mean "three". |
| Hungarian | The word "harmadik" also means "the third party" in Hungarian, referring to a person or entity not directly involved in a situation but affected by it. |
| Icelandic | Þriðja is also used in Icelandic as a noun meaning "an eighth of a barrel", which is approximately 50 liters. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "nke atọ" for "third" also means "one that belongs to three". |
| Indonesian | "Ketiga" also means "of three" or "three" |
| Irish | The Irish word 'tríú' can also refer to a 'triplet', or three of a kind. |
| Italian | The Italian word "terzo" comes from the Latin word "tertius" meaning "third" and is also used as a noun to indicate a group of three items. |
| Japanese | 第3 can also mean "the upper half of the Japanese character "人" (person)", "a step (in dance)", or "a series". |
| Javanese | “Kaping telu” could also mean “twice” in certain literary contexts and when used in the context of “twice” its equivalent in Krama Inggil is “Kaping kalih”. |
| Kannada | "ಮೂರನೇ" is a word in Kannada language which is also used to refer to the number 108 in some contexts. |
| Kazakh | The word "үшінші" has an additional meaning of "small" or "the last one" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word ទីបី also means "the third time". |
| Korean | The word "제삼" also means "others" or "another party" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "sêyem" can also be used to refer to an older, more experienced, or more respected individual. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "үчүнчү" ("third") in Kyrgyz can also mean "follower" or "disciple". |
| Latin | Though it stems from 'tres' ('three'), 'tertium' also denotes "a third person" or "an arbiter" |
| Latvian | Alternate meanings of “trešais” include “thirdly,” “in the third place,” and “in three parts.” |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "trečias" is cognate with the Latvian "trešais" and the Old Prussian "trists", all meaning "third". |
| Luxembourgish | The word 'drëtten' is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'þrijiz' and is cognate with the English word 'third'. |
| Macedonian | In some dialects, “трето” can also mean “the day before yesterday”. |
| Malagasy | The word "fahatelo" in Malagasy also means "in the middle" or "between". |
| Malay | The Malay word "ketiga" is also used with ordinal or fractional numbers and refers to the penultimate value of a series rather than the third. |
| Malayalam | The word "മൂന്നാമത്" (third) in Malayalam is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word "*mu-nu" meaning "three". |
| Maltese | "it-tielet" stems from the Arabic numeral ٣٣٤ (thalāthat). |
| Maori | Tuatoru (third) is also used figuratively to describe an individual with exceptional abilities. |
| Marathi | तिसऱ्या is derived from the Sanskrit word 'tisraha', which means 'three or threefold'. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, 'гурав дахь' is a numeral used not just for counting objects or items, but also for expressing ordinal numbers and indicating the third position in a sequence. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, the word 'တတိယ' is also used to refer to the 'third day of the waning moon'. |
| Nepali | "तेस्रो" (third) derives from Proto-Indo-Aryan *trtiyah and also bears the meaning of "different." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "tredje" can also refer to the third day of the week, Tuesday, or a group of three. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chachitatu" originates from a Proto-Bantu verb meaning "to count" or "to enumerate." |
| Pashto | The Pashto word دریم also refers to the third (lower third) part of a three-piece garment that covers the lower third of the body. |
| Persian | سوم means both "third" and "garlic" in Persian and is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word "tre" meaning "three". |
| Polish | In Slavic languages, "trzeci" literally means "the last one", as a derivative of the word "tret" (loss). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese the word "terceiro" can also mean a subcontractor, intermediary or arbitrator. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਤੀਜਾ" can also mean "Tuesday" in Punjabi, originating from the Sanskrit word "tritya". |
| Romanian | The word 'al treilea' in Romanian not only means 'third', but can also refer to a hypothetical 'third way' in a dispute. |
| Russian | The word "в третьих" can also mean "in the third place" or "thirdly" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'tulaga tolu' may also refer to the third person or the third time. |
| Scots Gaelic | "an treas" can also mean "threefold" or "trinity" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "треће" (third) in Serbian derives from the Proto-Slavic term "tretji", meaning "divided into three parts" |
| Sesotho | The word "ea boraro" is derived from the root word "baro" which means "to pass". In this context it implies passing the second position to arrive at the third. |
| Shona | In Zezuru, "chetatu" means "in the middle" in addition to its primary meaning of "third". |
| Sindhi | The word "ٽيون" in Sindhi is also used to refer to "a group of three" or "the third part of something". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word තෙවන ('third') is also used to refer to the third day of a Buddhist lent. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "tretí" also means "a third of a barrel". |
| Slovenian | Tretjič is the Slovenian word for "third". It is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *tretьjь, which also means "third". |
| Somali | The word "saddexaad" is derived from the Somali word "saddex", meaning "three", and the suffix "-aad," indicating the ordinal number. |
| Spanish | The word "tercero" can also refer to an intermediary or arbitrator. |
| Sundanese | The word "katilu" in Sundanese also means "three" in Javanese and "to wait" in Malay. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word 'cha tatu' can also mean 'two' in some contexts, such as when counting days or objects. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "tredje" is often confused with the word "tre", meaning "tree", due to their similar spelling and pronunciation. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'pangatlo' also means 'assistant' and is derived from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋatlu which means 'third'. |
| Tajik | The word "сеюм" comes from the Proto-Iranian word "*þritiya-", which also meant "third". |
| Tamil | The word "மூன்றாவது" is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word "*mu(ː)n(d)u(m)", meaning "three". It also means "the third part of a whole" or "a group of three". |
| Telugu | మూడవది (mūḍavadi) may also mean "thirdly" or "in the third place". |
| Thai | The Thai word "ที่สาม" (third) can also refer to an "umpire" or a "referee". |
| Turkish | "Üçüncü" aynı zamanda bir ağacın köklerini tutan, yatay olan odun parçası ve bir kemiğin eklem yerindeki çıkıntı anlamlarına gelir. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "третій" (third) is cognate with the Latin "tertius" and the Slavic "trъ̌jь", both meaning "three". |
| Urdu | In ancient times, "تیسرے" also conveyed the meaning of "other; another." |
| Uzbek | The word "uchinchi" can also mean "the youngest". |
| Vietnamese | Ngày thứ ba, in Vietnamese, can refer to the past Tuesday or the upcoming Thursday. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "trydydd" can also refer to a period of three days or a three-year period. |
| Xhosa | Isithathu, meaning "third," can also mean "a third part" or "a remainder." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "דריט" derives from the Old High German "dritto", meaning "straight" or "in a row". |
| Yoruba | In the counting system used for traditional Yoruba board games, ẹkẹta refers to the first of three rounds. |
| Zulu | The word "okwesithathu" (third) can also mean "the next one" or "the one after the next" in Zulu. |
| English | The word "third" derives from an Old English term meaning "a third," as well as a collective plural for a group of three. |