terza

Galician

Alternative forms

• tercia (proscribed)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese terça, from Latin tertia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteɾθしーたɐ]

Adjective

terza

1. feminine singular of terzo

Derived terms

• terza feira

Noun

terza f (plural terzas)

1. (architecture) purlin
2. twelve inches
3. a third part
4. (historical) tertia hora

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “terça”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “terça”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “terza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “terza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “terza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tertia.

Adjective

terza

1. feminine singular of terzo

Noun

terza f (plural terze)

1. (music) third (interval)