teren

teren

See also: téren and terén

Basque

Noun

teren

1. genitive indefinite of te

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːrə(n)/
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tēren (“to destroy, to use (up)”), from Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”). Cognate with German zehren. Also related with English tear (“to rip”).

Verb

teren

1. (intransitive) to eat or drink what is necessary to survive
2. (intransitive) to live, survive by consumption
3. (intransitive, archaic) to rot, to decompose, to waste away
4. (intransitive, archaic) to be digested

Inflection

Inflection of teren (weak)
infinitive	teren
past singular	teerde
past participle	geteerd
infinitive	teren
gerund	teren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	teer	teerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	teert	teerde
2nd person sing. (u)	teert	teerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	teert	teerde
3rd person singular	teert	teerde
plural	teren	teerden
subjunctive sing.1	tere	teerde
subjunctive plur.1	teren	teerden
imperative sing.	teer
imperative plur.1	teert
participles	terend	geteerd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• tering
• beteren
• verteren

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch teren, terren. Equivalent to teer +‎ -en.

Verb

teren

1. (transitive) to tar

Inflection

Inflection of teren (weak)
infinitive	teren
past singular	teerde
past participle	geteerd
infinitive	teren
gerund	teren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	teer	teerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	teert	teerde
2nd person sing. (u)	teert	teerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	teert	teerde
3rd person singular	teert	teerde
plural	teren	teerden
subjunctive sing.1	tere	teerde
subjunctive plur.1	teren	teerden
imperative sing.	teer
imperative plur.1	teert
participles	terend	geteerd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beteren

Anagrams

• rente

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Esperanto

Etymology

tere (“on the ground”) +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteren]
• Rhymes: -eren
• Hyphenation: te‧ren

Adverb

teren

1. to the ground, onto the ground
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 21, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     La popolo, en festaj vestoj, kun branĉetoj en la manoj, formis spaliron kaj kriis, kantis aŭ falis teren antaŭ la kronprinco.

     The people, in festive clothes and with twigs in their hands, formed a row and shouted, sang, or fell to the ground in front of the crown prince.

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin terrēnum. Cf. Italian terreno.

Noun

teren m (plural terens)

1. terrain, ground, land, country

Related terms

• tiere
• terest

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Galician

Verb

teren

1. third-person plural personal infinitive of ter

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”).

Verb

tēren

1. to consume, to use up
2. to eat
3. to digest

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: teren
• Limburgish: taere

Further reading

• “teren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “teren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English teran, from Proto-West Germanic *teran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną.

Alternative forms

• teer, teere, tere, tern, teryn, teer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːrən/, /ˈtɛːrn/

Verb

teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tar, past participle torn)

1. To tear; to split apart or off (often by ripping):
   1. To tear off a body part (often by hand).
   2. To pull out hair (or another body part).
2. To ruin; to devastate:
   1. To damage or destroy garments or hair.
   2. To demolish a building; to raze or level.
   3. (usually in the past participle) To make tattered or worn; to overuse.
3. To puncture or impale; to make a hole.
4. To lash; to strike skin with a whip.
5. (rare) To forcibly move or remove.

Usage notes

Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, possibly from a Class 1 weak Old English *teran (distinct from attested strong teran).

Conjugation

Conjugation of teren (strong class 4)

infinitive	(to) teren, tere, tern
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tere	tar, tor
2nd-person singular	terest	tere, tore, tar, tor
3rd-person singular	tereth	tar, tor
subjunctive singular	tere	tere1, tore1
imperative singular		—
plural2	teren, tere, tern	teren, tere, toren, tore
imperative plural	tereth, tere	—
participles	terynge, terende	toren, tore, torn, ytoren, ytore

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: tear
• Scots: tere, teir, tair

References

• “tēren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From teer (“tear”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• tere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːrən/

Verb

teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terende, terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tered) (rare)

1. To cry; to produce tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of teren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) teren, tere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tere	tered
2nd-person singular	terest	teredest
3rd-person singular	tereth	tered
subjunctive singular	tere
imperative singular		—
plural1	teren, tere	tereden, terede
imperative plural	tereth, tere	—
participles	terynge, terende	tered, ytered

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: tear

References

• “tēren, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.

Etymology 3

From tere (“tear”) +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Noun

teren (rare)

1. plural of teer (“tear”)

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Nauruan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

teren

1. neck, throat

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain, from Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.rɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɛn
• Syllabification: te‧ren

Noun

teren m inan

1. terrain (area)

Declension

Declension of teren

	singular	plural
nominative	teren	tereny
genitive	terenu	terenów
dative	terenowi	terenom
accusative	teren	tereny
instrumental	terenem	terenami
locative	terenie	terenach
vocative	terenie	tereny

Derived terms

adjective

• terenowy

 

noun

• akwen

 

Further reading

• teren in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• teren in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain, from Vulgar Latin *terrānum, from Latin terrēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈren/

Noun

teren n (plural terenuri)

1. pitch (the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played)
2. terrain, plot of land, ground, field, soil

Declension

Declension of teren

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) teren	terenul	(niște) terenuri	terenurile
genitive/dative	(unui) teren	terenului	(unor) terenuri	terenurilor
vocative	terenule		terenurilor

Related terms

• subteran
• țară

Further reading

• teren in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French terrain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těreːn/
• Hyphenation: te‧ren

Noun

tèrēn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐре̄н)

1. terrain

Declension

Declension of teren

	singular	plural
nominative	tèrēn	tereni
genitive	teréna	terena
dative	terenu	terenima
accusative	teren	terene
vocative	terene	tereni
locative	terenu	terenima
instrumental	terenom	terenima