terrain

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈɹeɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === terrain (countable and uncountable, plural terrains) (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks. An area of land or its particular features. (chiefly aviation) The surface of the earth; the ground. (homeopathy) An individual's overall state of health. ==== Synonyms ==== (area of land): ground ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “terrain”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === rantier, retrain, trainer == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁɛ̃/ === Noun === terrain m (plural terrains) ground, landscape field (as in soccer field) Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier. ― A new soccer field was built last year. lot, plot, parcel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: terén Norwegian: → Norwegian Bokmål: terreng → Norwegian Nynorsk: terreng → Swedish: terräng === Further reading === “terrain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === rentrai, ternira, trainer, traîner == Romansch == === Alternative forms === terren (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) taragn (Sutsilvan) teragn (Surmiran) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum. === Noun === terrain m (plural terrains) (Puter, Vallader) land, soil (Puter) country, land Synonym: (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pajais