terrestre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial; earthly

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

Learned borrowing 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

Adjective

terrestre

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French terrestre.

Adjective

terrestre

  1. Terrestrial; earthly.
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1330-1332:
      Heer may ye se, and heer-by may ye preve,
      That wyf is mannes help and his confort,
      His paradys terrestre and his disport.
      Here can you see, and hereby can you prove,
      That wife is man's help and his comfort,
      His earthly paradise, and his source of consolation.

References

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.tɾɨ/

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)

  1. terrestrial
  2. earthling
  3. earthly

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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