Definition
A division into fourths, particularly referring to medieval Scandinavian divisions of land or currency.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'fjørðungr' plus the English gerund suffix '-ing,' creating a noun describing the action or process of dividing into quarters.
Kelly Says
The process of 'fjerding' was so common in medieval Scandinavia that it influenced taxation systems, property law, and even animal herding practices—essentially creating the quadrant-based thinking that spread through Europe!
Translations
ARالعربية
ثالثة
tha-th-a-ta
CACatalà
tercera
ter-SEH-ra
CSČeština
třetí
tresh-tee
ELΕλληνικά
τρίτη
tree-tee
ESEspañol
tercera
ter-SEH-ra
FRFrançais
troisième
troh-MEET
HEעברית
השלישית
hash-lee-shit
HUMagyar
harmadik
har-ma-dik
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketiga
keh-tee-ga
KKKK
үшінші
oo-sheen-shee
MSBahasa Melayu
ketiga
keh-tee-ga
NLNederlands
derde
dèr-deh
PLPolski
trzecia
tresh-cha
PTPortuguês
terceira
ter-SEH-ra
RORomână
a treia
a tre-ya
RUРусский
третья
tre-tyya
SVSvenska
tredje
tred-yeh
SWKiswahili
ya tatu
ya ta-too
TAதமிழ்
மூன்றாவது
moon-ran-da-vatu
THไทย
อันที่สาม
on-tee-sam
TRTürkçe
üçüncü
oo-choo-n-doo
UKУкраїнська
третя
tre-tyya
VITiếng Việt
thứ ba
thu-ba
YOYO
ẹkọ́ keta
eh-koh-keh-ta