tercia

See also: terciá

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈteɾθja/ [ˈt̪eɾ.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈteɾsja/ [ˈt̪eɾ.sja]
• Rhymes: -eɾθja
• Rhymes: -eɾsja
• Syllabification: ter‧cia

Etymology 1

From tercio (“one-third, a third”) and Latin tertius. As a unit of length, in reference to the pie forming one-third of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).

Noun

tercia f (plural tercias)

1. (historical) Synonym of pie (the Spanish foot, a traditional unit of length)

Adjective

tercia

1. feminine singular of tercio

Etymology 2

Verb

tercia

1. inflection of terciar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tercio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10