terrestre
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈres.tɾə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [teˈres.tɾe]
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)
terrestrial; earthly
==== Derived terms ====
extraterrestre
=== Further reading ===
“terrestre”, 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
“terrestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“terrestre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“terrestre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old French terrestre, borrowed from Latin terrestris.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/ ~ /te.ʁɛstʁ/
Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
Homophone: terrestres
=== Adjective ===
terrestre (plural terrestres)
(relational) soil, earth
(relational) Earth
==== Synonyms ====
mondain
terrien
tellurique
==== Antonyms ====
aquatique
céleste
extraterrestre
==== Hypernyms ====
planétaire
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
terre
=== Further reading ===
“terrestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin terrestris.
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)
terrestrial
==== Derived terms ====
extraterrestre
=== Further reading ===
“terrestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin terrestris.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /terˈrɛs.tre/
Rhymes: -ɛstre
Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestri)
earthly
terrestrial
land
==== Derived terms ====
extraterrestre
globo terrestre
=== Noun ===
terrestre m (plural terrestri)
terrestrial
earthling
earthly
=== Further reading ===
terrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛrˈrɛs.trɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [terˈrɛs.tre]
=== Adjective ===
terrestre
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris
== Middle English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Old French terrestre.
=== Adjective ===
terrestre
Terrestrial; earthly.
late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1330-1332:
=== References ===
“terrestre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
== Old French ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terrestre)
terrestrial; earthly
==== Descendants ====
→ Middle English: terrestre
English: terrestre (obsolete)
French: terrestre
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)
terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)
Synonyms: terráqueo, térreo
terrestrial (living in dry land)
==== Derived terms ====
extraterrestre
=== Noun ===
terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)
Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)
Synonym: terráqueo
=== Further reading ===
“terrestre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“terrestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /teˈrestɾe/ [t̪eˈres.t̪ɾe]
Rhymes: -estɾe
Syllabification: te‧rres‧tre
=== Adjective ===
terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)
terrestrial
earthling
earthly
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“terrestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025