terrestre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

terrestre (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial; earthly

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French terrestre, borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/, /te.ʁɛstʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
  • Homophone: terrestres

Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestres)

  1. (relational) soil, earth
  2. (relational) Earth

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Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /terˈrɛ.stre/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstre
  • Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre

Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestri)

  1. earthly
  2. terrestrial
  3. land

Derived terms

Noun

terrestre m (plural terrestri)

  1. terrestrial
  2. earthling
  3. earthly

Further reading

  • terrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪ɛrˈrɛs̠t̪rɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪erˈrɛst̪re]

Adjective

terrestre

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French terrestre.

Adjective

terrestre

  1. Terrestrial; earthly.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References

  • terrestre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Adjective

terrestre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terrestre)

  1. terrestrial; earthly

Descendants

  • Middle English: terrestre
  • French: terrestre

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [teˈhɛs.tɾi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/ [teˈχɛʃ.tɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁɛs.tɾe/ [teˈhɛs.tɾe]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾ(ɨ)/

Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)
    Synonyms: terráqueo, térreo
  2. terrestrial (living in dry land)

Derived terms

Noun

terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)

  1. Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)
    Synonym: terráqueo

Further reading

  • terrestre” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈrestɾe/ [t̪eˈres.t̪ɾe]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -estɾe
  • Syllabification: te‧rres‧tre

Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial
  2. earthling
  3. earthly

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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