terrestre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈres.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teˈres.tɾe]

Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)

1. 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, 2024
• “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

Inherited from Old French terrestre, borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/ ~ /te.ʁɛstʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
• Homophone: terrestres

Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestres)

1. (relational) soil, earth
2. (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

Learned borrowing from Latin terrestris.

Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)

1. terrestrial

Derived terms

• extraterrestre

Further reading

• “terrestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /terˈrɛ.stre/
• Rhymes: -ɛstre
• Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre

Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestri)

1. earthly
2. terrestrial
3. land

Derived terms

• extraterrestre
• globo terrestre

Noun

terrestre m (plural terrestri)

1. terrestrial
2. earthling
3. earthly

Further reading

• terrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪ɛrˈrɛs̠t̪rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /terˈres.tre/, [t̪erˈrɛst̪re]

Adjective

terrestre

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French terrestre.

Adjective

terrestre

1. Terrestrial; earthly.
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1330-1332:

     Heer may ye se, and heer-by may ye preve,
     That wyf is mannes help and his confort,
     His paradys terrestre and his disport.

     Here can you see, and hereby can you prove,
     That wife is man's help and his comfort,
     His earthly paradise, and his source of consolation.

References

• “terrestre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Adjective

terrestre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terrestre)

1. 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]

• (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.tɾɨ/

Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)

1. terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)

   Synonyms: terráqueo, térreo

2. terrestrial (living in dry land)

Derived terms

• extraterrestre

Noun

terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)

1. Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)

   Synonym: terráqueo

Further reading

• “terrestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈrestɾe/ [t̪eˈres.t̪ɾe]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: te‧rres‧tre

Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)

1. terrestrial
2. earthling
3. 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10