terre
French
Etymology
From Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin terra (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
See cognates in regional languages in France : Norman terre, Gallo tèrr or terre, Picard tère, Bourguignon târre, Franco-Provençal tèrra, Occitan tèrra, Corsican terra.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- atterrir
- atterrissage
- atterrissement
- atterrisseur
- cul-terreux
- pomme de terre
- redéterrer
- réenterrer
- sel de la terre
- terrage
- terramare
- terraqué
- terra rossa
- terre à foulon
- terre à terre
- terreau
- terreauter
- terre brûlée
- terre cuite
- terre de bruyère
- terre de la Couronne
- terre de sienne
- terre domaniale
- terre franche
- terre nourricière
- terre publique
- terrer
- terre rare
- terrestre
- Terrien
- terrien
- terrigène
- tremblement de terre
Related terms
Verb
terre
Further reading
- “terre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Latin
Middle English
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French terre, from Latin terra (“earth”).
Neapolitan
Norman
Alternative forms
- tèrre (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French terre, from Latin terra (“earth”).
Old French
Related terms
Tarantino
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