terrien
See also: Terrien
French
Alternative forms
- (Earthling, Terran) Terrien
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁjɛ̃/, /te.ʁjɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: terriens
- Rhymes: -jɛ̃, -ɛ̃
Adjective
terrien (feminine terrienne, masculine plural terriens, feminine plural terriennes)
Noun
terrien m (plural terriens, feminine terrienne)
- Earthling, Terran (resident or native of the planet Earth)
- landlubber
Related terms
- terrianisme
Further reading
- “terrien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Adjective
terrien m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terriene)
- earth (made of mud, dirt, etc.)
- earthly (or, relating to or from the Earth)
- terrestrial; earthly (as opposed heavenly)
- 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 10, column 1, final line:
- que ne dout torment terrien
- who don't fear terrestrial torment
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.