Tertia

See also: tertia

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin tertia (classis) (“third (class)”).

Noun

Tertia f (genitive Tertia, plural Tertien)

  1. (obsolete) the fourth and fifth class of Gymnasium
    Hyponyms: Untertertia, Obertertia
    Coordinate terms: Sexta, Quinta, Quarta, Sekunda, Prima
  2. (Austria, dated) the third class of Gymnasium
Declension
Declension of Tertia [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tertia die Tertien
genitive einer der Tertia der Tertien
dative einer der Tertia den Tertien
accusative eine die Tertia die Tertien

Further reading

Etymology 2

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Noun

Tertia f (genitive Tertia, no plural)

  1. (printing) 16-point font size
Declension
Declension of Tertia [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Tertia
genitive einer der Tertia
dative einer der Tertia
accusative eine die Tertia

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of tertius (“the third”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tertia f (genitive Tertiae); first declension

  1. a female given name

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Tertia Tertiae
genitive Tertiae Tertiārum
dative Tertiae Tertiīs
accusative Tertiam Tertiās
ablative Tertiā Tertiīs
vocative Tertia Tertiae

Coordinate terms

References

  • Tertia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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