Terra
English
Etymology
From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɹə
- Homophone: terror (non-rhotic)
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
- In English, the usage of Terra as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among science fiction writers.
Terra had been used for many centuries in the scientific community due to the use of Latin as the international scientific language. [1] The name Terra, as well as other names in different languages (e.g. Earth from English, Terre from French), are formally adopted by the IAU (International Astronomical Union) members. [2] [3]
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
the Planet Earth — see Earth
See also
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "terra, n." Oxford University Press Oxford), 1911.
- ^ IAU, Naming of Astronomical Objects (https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming)
- ^ IAU, Denominação de Exoplanetas (https://web.archive.org/web/20240920030458/https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/brazilian-portuguese/)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Terra f
See also
- planets of the Solar System: planetes del sistema solar: Mercuri · Venus · Terra · Mart · Júpiter · Saturn · Urà · Neptú [edit]
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛra̝/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Terra f
See also
- planets of the Solar System: planetas do sistema solar: Mercurio · Venus · Terra · Marte · Xúpiter · Saturno · Urano · Neptuno [edit]
Italian
Etymology
From terra (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.ra/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Homophone: terra
- Rhymes: -ɛrra
- Hyphenation: Tèr‧ra
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 [edit]
Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sole | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercurio | Venere | Terra | Marte | Cerere | Giove | Saturno | Urano | Nettuno | Plutone | Eris (Eride) | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Luna | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimede Callisto |
Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Tritone | Caronte | Disnomia |
Latin
Etymology
From terra (“earth”), to distinguish the goddess or planet from its other senses.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛr.ra]
Proper noun
Terra f sg (genitive Terrae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Terra |
genitive | Terrae |
dative | Terrae |
accusative | Terram |
ablative | Terrā |
vocative | Terra |
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈtɛ.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈtɛ.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁa/ [ˈtɛ.ha]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/
- Homophone: terra
- Hyphenation: Ter‧ra
Proper noun
Terra f