terç

See also: terc and terč

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tertius (“third”), from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛrs/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɾs/
Homophones: ters

Noun

terç m (plural terços)

third (one of three equal parts of a whole)
Un terç dels votants s'abstingué.
One third of the voters abstained.
(Roman Catholicism) prayer beads used to pray the rosary
(historical, military) tercio (a type of military formation used in the early modern age)

Related terms

tres
tercer

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