subtera

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin subterraneus, sub- +‎ tera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [subˈtera]
• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: sub‧te‧ra

Adjective

subtera (accusative singular subteran, plural subteraj, accusative plural subterajn)

1. underground

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto subtera. Equivalent to sub +‎ tero +‎ a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subˈte.ra/
• Hyphenation: sub‧te‧ra
• Rhymes: -era

Adjective

subtera

1. subterranean, underground (below ground level, under the surface of a landmass)

   Li konstruktis subtera urbo pro la dessalubra aero surtere.

   They built a subterranean city because of the unhealthy air above ground.

   • 1913, Progreso, volume 5, page 207:

     La speci, quin on trovas en la kaverni, esas ofte sama, kam ti qui, sur la tero, vivas sub la stoni od en humida loki: e ca habiteyi konstitucas naturala transiro inter la surtera e la subtera vivo.

     The species that one finds in the caves are often the same as those that on the surface lives under the stones or in humid places: and these habitats constitute a natural transition between the aboveground and the underground life.