terreo

Italian

Adjective

terreo m (f terrea, m plural terrei, f plural terree)

  1. sallow, ashen, wan

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tres-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *ter-. Cognate with Avestan trərəsaiti, Ancient Greek τρέω (tréō), Old Irish tarrach, Lithuanian trišu, Latvian trisēt, Old Church Slavonic tręsǫ, Sanskrit त्रसति (trasati)

Pronunciation

Verb

present active terreō, present infinitive terrēre, perfect active terruī, supine territum.

  1. I frighten, terrify, alarm.
  2. I deter by terror, scare (away).

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References

  • terreo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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