tethera

English

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals, extended from a root *tri.

Numeral

tethera

1. (Cumbria) three in Celtic sheep counting

Derived terms

• tethera-a-bumfit
• tethera-a-dick

 

See also

• (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

References

• Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
• Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number‎^[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎^[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

Anagrams

• hat tree, hattree, teareth, theater, theatre, thereat