tercia

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteɾθja/ [ˈt̪eɾ.θja] (Spain) IPA(key): /ˈteɾsja/ [ˈt̪eɾ.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾθja (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾsja (Latin America, Philippines) 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) (historical) synonym of pie (the Spanish foot, a traditional unit of length) ==== Adjective ==== tercia feminine singular of tercio === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tercia inflection of terciar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tercio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025