terrestre
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “terrestre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “terrestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
- Homophone: terrestres
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- campagnol terrestre
- circumterrestre
- extraterrestre
- infraterrestre
- noyau terrestre
- offensive terrestre
- supraterrestre
Related terms
Further reading
- “terrestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin terrestris.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “terrestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Italian
Etymology
From Latin terrestris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /terˈrɛ.stre/
- Rhymes: -ɛstre
- Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre
Derived terms
Further reading
- terrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪ɛrˈrɛs̠t̪rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪erˈrɛst̪re]
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:
- 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.
- Here can you see, and hereby can you prove,
- 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.
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)
- terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)
- terrestrial (living in dry land)
Derived terms
Noun
terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)
- 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
Derived terms
- abrojo terrestre
- animal terrestre
- corteza terrestre
- extraterrestre
- hiedra terrestre
- juego terrestre (“ground game”) (football)
- planeta terrestre
- puente terrestre
Related terms
Further reading
- “terrestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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