3:o

Swedish

Etymology

Internationalism; see 3o, 3º, 3.º.

Adverb

3:o (not comparable)

1. (archaic) 3rd

   Synonym: för det tredje

   • 1786 October 24, Samuel Ödmann, edited by Henning Wijkmark, Samuel Ödmanns skrifter och brev‎^[1], published 1925, page 94:

     Min högtärade Käraste Broder! Frågas ödmjukt […]
     2:o Om Delphini i Indiske hafven, dem Bror vel sedt, synas skifta på blått till färgen, när de tumla i böljan?
     3:o Om Bror i Africa någonsin hörde Strutsarne tjuta natt eller dag?

     My dear dearest brother! I humbly ask […]
     2nd If the dolphins in the Indian Ocean, those brother well seen, seem to shift to blue in color when they tumble in the waves?
     3rd If brother in Africa ever heard the ostriches hoot night or day?

Coordinate terms

• 1:o, 2:o, 3:o, 4:o, 5:o, 6:o, 7:o, 8:o, 9:o, 10:o, 11:o, 12:o, 13:o, 14:o, 15:o, 16:o, 17:o, 18:o, 19:o, 20:o