tretiya

Tretiya is a transliteration of the Russian word тре́тья, meaning “the third” in the feminine form. It is used as an ordinal numeral or adjective with feminine nouns in Russian and in related Slavic languages. The masculine and neuter equivalents are tretyi (третьий) and tret'ye or tretye (третье), respectively. The feminine form agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies, for example: тре́тья картина (tretya kartina) meaning “the third painting,” and тре́тья неде́ля (tretya nedelya) meaning “the third week.”

Spelling and transliteration vary depending on the system used. Variants such as tretya and tret’ya may appear in different dictionaries or transliteration schemes, while tretiya is one such variant. In standard Russian-language texts, tretya (третья) is the common form for the feminine ordinal.

In use, tretiya functions like other ordinal numbers: it denotes position or order within a sequence when the associated noun is feminine. It can appear in education, literature, and everyday language where feminine nouns are involved.

The term can also surface in transliterated form in non-Russian contexts, appearing as part of names or titles in Slavic-language texts. However, as a standalone proper noun, tretiya is uncommon and usage is highly context-dependent.

See also: Russian grammar, ordinal numbers, feminine nouns, transliteration standards.