Terra
English
Proper noun
Terra
- (Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
- (astronomy) The planet Earth.
- A female given name.
Usage notes
The usage of Terra as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among English-language science fiction writers. Terra had been the official name of Earth for many centuries in the scientific community due to the use of Latin as international science tongue [1]
Derived terms
See also
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "terra, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.
Catalan
Galician
Italian
Etymology
From terra (“land”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛrra/, [ˈt̪ɛr.ra]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tèr‧ra
- Homophone: terra
Proper noun
Terra f
- (astronomy) Earth
- (astrology) The astrological element Earth that comprises the three earth signs (Toro, Vergine and Capricorno)
See also
- (planets of the solar system) pianeti del sistema solare; Mercurio, Venere, Terra, Marte, Giove, Saturno, Urano, Nettuno
Solar System in in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sole | |||||||||||||||
Planets and dwarf planets | Mercurio | Venere | Terra | Marte | Cerere | Giove | Saturno | Urano | Nettuno | Plutone | Haumea | Makemake | Eris | |||
Notable moons | — | Luna | Fobos Deimos |
— | Ganimede Callisto Io Europa |
Titano Rea Giapeto Dione Teti Encelado Mimas |
Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda |
Tritone | Caronte Idra Notte Cerbero Stige |
Hiʻiaka Namaka |
— | Disnomia |
Latin
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