feminine

tʲrʲetʲ

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Translation

a third (fraction); one third

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Word origin

From the same Proto-Slavic root as три ('three') and третий ('third').

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
*tretьjь
English cognates
three, third, tertiary

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralтрети

Examples

.

A third of the class has already passed the exam.

.

We have covered only a third of the way.

потра́тил .

He spent a third of his salary on books.

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