Meanings
alternative 3ʳᵈ · alternative obsolete 3d · alternative obsolete 3ᵈ
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of third.
present singular third person 3rds · participle present 3rding · participle past 3rded · past 3rded · alternative 3ʳᵈ · alternative obsolete 3d · alternative obsolete 3ᵈ
- InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of third.
3rding the motion... BTW, where the log file so I can share?
2004 September 24, norm111, “Re: The Fixes didn't work for 0x800A0046”, in microsoft.public.windowsupdate (Usenet)2 more examples
i second his emotion of seconding the first emotion, therefore 3rding the first emotion.
1998 November 29, Wes Imel, “Re: Comments on RMP”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet)(snip Negodki's 2nding, with double rubber band amendment; thanks to Rex for 3rding the suggestion, too)
2003 September 20, Andy Spragg, “Re: S.O.S. (Save Our S-shaped glass airlocks)”, in rec.crafts.winemaking (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecoming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans 3de
- 3deabbreviation of third — see also third
Catalan 3r
- 3rabbreviation of third — see also third
Czech 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Danish 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Dutch 3e, 3de
- 3eabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3deabbreviation of third — see also third
Esperanto 3a, 3-a
- 3aabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3-aabbreviation of third — see also third
Finnish 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
French 3ème, 3e
- 3èmeabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3eabbreviation of third — see also third
German 3., 3te
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
- 3teabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3ᵗᵉabbreviation of third — see also third
Greek 3ος
- 3ος (3os)abbreviation of third — see also third
Hebrew ה־3
- ה־3abbreviation of third — see also third
Hindi ३रा, ३य
- ३रा (3rā)abbreviation of third — see also third
- ३य (3ya)abbreviation of third — see also third
Icelandic 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Indonesian ke-3
- ke-3abbreviation of third — see also third
Irish 3ú
- 3úabbreviation of third — see also third
Italian 3º, 3ª
- 3ºabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3ªabbreviation of third — see also third
Korean 3번째
- 3번째 (se beonjjae)abbreviation of third — see also third
Norwegian 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Polish 3.
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Portuguese 3.º, 3.ª
- 3.ºabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3.ªabbreviation of third — see also third
Romanian 3-lea, 3-a
- 3-leaabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3-aabbreviation of third — see also third
- III-leaabbreviation of third — see also third
- III-aabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Russian 3-ий, 3-й
- 3-ийabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3-й (3-j)abbreviation of third — see also third
Spanish 3o, 3.º
- 3oabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3.ºabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3ºabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3eroabbreviation of third — see also third
Swedish 3:e
- 3:eabbreviation of third — see also third
Turkish 3'üncü, 3.
- 3'üncüabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3.abbreviation of third — see also third
Ukrainian 3-й
- 3-й (3-j)abbreviation of third — see also third
Welsh 3ydd, 3edd
- 3yddabbreviation of third — see also third
- 3eddabbreviation of third — see also third
Cite this entry
3rd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3rd
“3rd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3rd. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “3rd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3rd.
Source: 3rd on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.