terra

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin terra === Noun === terra (geography, geology, planetography, planetology, astronomy) A geologic and geographic region of a celestial body which is a highland analogous to a continent or large landmass. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin terra. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹə/ Rhymes: -ɛɹə Homophone: terror (non-rhotic) === Noun === terra (countable and uncountable, plural terras or terrae) (literary) Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface. (archaic) The material world as opposed to the heavens. A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra. A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium. ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Arter, arrêt, arter, rater, retar, tarre == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan terra, from Latin terra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɛ.rə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɛ.ra] Rhymes: -ɛra === Noun === terra f (plural terres) earth land === Noun === terra m (plural terres) ground ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “terra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “terra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “terra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “terra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Corsican == === Alternative forms === tarra === Etymology === From Latin terra, from Proto-Italic *terza. Cognates include Gallurese tarra, Italian terra and French terre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛrːa/ Hyphenation: ter‧ra Rhymes: -ɛrːa === Noun === terra f (plural terre) earth land soil === References === “terra, tarra” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa == Estonian == === Noun === terra illative singular of tera == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse þerra. === Verb === terra (third person singular past indicative terraði, third person plural past indicative terraðu, supine terrað) to dry ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== torna, turka ==== Antonyms ==== fukta, slaga, væta == French == === Verb === terra third-person singular past historic of terrer === Anagrams === arrêt, errât, rater == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese terra, from Latin terra. Cognate with Portuguese terra, Catalan terra, and Spanish tierra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛra/ [ˈt̪ɛ.rɐ] Rhymes: -ɛra Hyphenation: te‧rra === Noun === terra f (plural terras) soil, earth land, country (in the plural) real estate possessions or heritage ==== Related terms ==== soterrar terreo territorio === See also === Terra === References === “terra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “terra”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “terra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “terra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “terra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “terra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “terra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛrra Hyphenation: tèr‧ra === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic *terzā, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-eh₂, from *ters- (“dry”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tera, terri, tiera, tierra (archaic, dialectal) ==== Noun ==== terra f (plural terre) ground (colloquial, atechnical synonym of suolo (“terreno”, “soil”)) soil Synonyms: suolo, terreno ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Terra (“Earth”). ==== Noun ==== terra f (plural terre) (colloquial, astronomy, by extension of Terra) planet Synonym: pianeta ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === geo- luna mondo sole == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *terzā, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-eh₂, from *ters- (“dry”). Cognate with torreō, Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Old Irish tír, Sanskrit तृषा (tṛ́ṣā), Old English þurst (English thirst). Compare the semantics of Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.ra] === Noun === terra f (genitive terrae); first declension dry land (as opposed to watery parts of the Earth) ground, floor (the surface of the land) Synonym: humus earth, soil, dirt, clay, clod (the substance generally composing the dry land) Synonyms: solum, tellūs, humus land, country, region, territory (any given area of dry land) (chiefly in the plural) earth (the entire surface of planet Earth; dry land and sea together, as opposed to the heavens) the Earth, the globe, the world (as a celestial object) ==== Usage notes ==== The use of terra to describe the globe as a heavenly body was already established in antiquity, but in New Latin, as the Earth became more indistinguishable from other planets, it gradually came to be treated as a proper noun (see Terra). The English Earth underwent this same transition. According to some manuscripts, a possible locative terrae was in use. This usage is mentioned in Forcellini, and Lewis & Short, while omitting the existence of such a locative, quotes the same passages under other relevant entries. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “terra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “terra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "terra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “terra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “terra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “terra”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray === Anagrams === errat == Neapolitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin terra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛrrə/ === Noun === terra f (plural terre) land === References === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1623: “cade bocconi (colla pancia in terra)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin terra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɛ.ra] Rhymes: -ɛra Hyphenation: te‧rra === Noun === terra f (plural terras) land; region; territory ground (the surface of the Earth outside buildings) Synonym: chão dry land (places outside a body of water) field (wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals) world; the Earth ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: terra Portuguese: terra (see there for further descendants) === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “terra”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin terra, from Proto-Italic *terzā, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-eh₂, from *ters- (“dry”). === Noun === terra f (oblique plural terras, nominative singular terra, nominative plural terras) land ==== Related terms ==== terrassa ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: tèrra == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ha/ Rhymes: -ɛʁɐ Homophone: Terra Hyphenation: ter‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese terra, from Latin terra. ==== Noun ==== terra f (plural terras) land; region; territory (area associated with something) ground (the surface of the Earth outside buildings) land; property (partitioned and measurable area owned by someone) (sailing) land; dry land; ground (places outside a body of water) earth; soil (mixture of sand and organic material found on the ground) land; homeland ===== Synonyms ===== (region): região, território (ground): chão, solo (property): terreno (dry land): terra firme (homeland): terra natal, terrinha ===== Derived terms ===== terrinha (diminutive) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Guinea-Bissau Creole: tera Kabuverdianu: téra Papiamentu: tera → Saramaccan: téla ==== Proper noun ==== terra f alternative letter-case form of Terra === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== terra inflection of terrar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === See also === === Further reading === “terra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “terra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “terra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “terra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romansch == === Alternative forms === tiara (Sursilvan) === Etymology === From Latin terra. === Noun === terra f (plural terras) (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) land, soil (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) country, land (capitalized, proper noun, Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) the planet Earth ==== Synonyms ==== (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pajais (Sutsilvan) pajis (Surmiran) paeis (Puter) terrain == Sicilian == === Etymology === From Latin terra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛʐʐa/, /ˈtɛrra/ Hyphenation: tèr‧ra === Noun === terra f (plural terri) land earth soil ground ==== Related terms ====