terreur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terreur f, from Middle French terreur f, from Old French terreur f, from Latin terror m.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈrøːr/, /təˈrøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ter‧reur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs or terreuren, diminutive terreurtje n)

  1. terror, instance or cause of fear
  2. regime of terror
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. terrorism
    Synonym: terrorisme
    De hond werd verdacht van betrokkenheid bij terreur. ― The dog was suspected of involvement in terrorism.

Derived terms

  • terreurgroep
  • terreurverdachte

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: teror

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French terreur f, from Old French terreur f, itself borrowed from Latin terror m.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁœʁ/ ~ /te.ʁœʁ/
  • Audio; “la terreur”:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror
  2. (music) terrorcore
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French terreur f.

Pronunciation

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Descendants

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terror, terrorem m.

Pronunciation

Noun

terreur oblique singular, f (oblique plural terreurs, nominative singular terreur, nominative plural terreurs)

  1. terror (extreme fear)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Descendants

References

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