terrestre
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /təˈres.tɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /teˈres.tɾe/
Adjective
terrestre (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)
- terrestrial; earthly
Derived terms
- extraterrestre
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, 2023
- “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
From Old French terrestre, borrowed from Latin terrestris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/, /te.ʁɛstʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
- Homophone: terrestres
Adjective
terrestre (plural terrestres)
- (relational) soil, earth
- (relational) Earth
Synonyms
- mondain
- terrien
- tellurique
Antonyms
- aquatique
- céleste
- extraterrestre
Hypernyms
- planétaire
Derived terms
- campagnol terrestre
- circumterrestre
- extraterrestre
- infraterrestre
- noyau terrestre
- offensive terrestre
- supraterrestre
Related terms
- terre
Further reading
- “terrestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terrestris.
Adjective
terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)
- terrestrial
Derived terms
- extraterrestre
Further reading
- “terrestre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin terrestris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /terˈrɛ.stre/
- Rhymes: -ɛstre
- Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre
Adjective
terrestre (plural terrestri)
- earthly
- terrestrial
- land
Derived terms
- extraterrestre
- globo terrestre
Noun
terrestre m (plural terrestri)
- terrestrial
- earthling
- 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
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French terrestre.
Adjective
terrestre
- Terrestrial; earthly.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for 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)
- terrestrial; earthly
Descendants
- → Middle English: terrestre
- English: terrestre (obsolete)
- 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)
- terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)
- Synonyms: terráqueo, térreo
- terrestrial (living in dry land)
Derived terms
- extraterrestre
Noun
terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)
- 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]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -estɾe
- Syllabification: te‧rres‧tre
Adjective
terrestre (plural terrestres)
- terrestrial
- earthling
- earthly
Derived terms
- abrojo terrestre
- animal terrestre
- corteza terrestre
- extraterrestre
- hiedra terrestre
- juego terrestre (“ground game”) (football)
- planeta terrestre
- puente terrestre
Related terms
- tierra
See also
- terráqueo
- terrenal
Further reading
- “terrestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014