teren
BasqueEdit
NounEdit
teren
- genitive indefinite of te
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch tēren (“to destroy, to use (up)”), from Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”). Cognate with German zehren. Also related with English tear (“to rip”).
VerbEdit
teren
- (intransitive) to eat or drink what is necessary to survive
- (intransitive) to live, survive by consumption
- (intransitive, archaic) to rot, to decompose, to waste away
- (intransitive, archaic) to be digested
InflectionEdit
Inflection of teren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Dutch teren, terren. Equivalent to teer + -en.
VerbEdit
teren
- (transitive) to tar
InflectionEdit
Inflection of teren (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
teren
- to the ground, onto the ground
- 1907, Kabe, chapter 21, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
- La popolo, en festaj vestoj, kun branĉetoj en la manoj, formis spaliron kaj kriis, kantis aŭ falis teren antaŭ la kronprinco.
- The people, in festive clothes and with twigs in their hands, formed a row and shouted, sang, or fell to the ground in front of the crown prince.
FriulianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin terrēnum. Cf. Italian terreno.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
teren m (plural terens)
Related termsEdit
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
teren
- third-person plural personal infinitive of ter
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”).
VerbEdit
tēren
InflectionEdit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “teren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “teren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Old English teran, from Proto-West Germanic *teran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tar, past participle torn)
- To tear; to split apart or off (often by ripping):
- To ruin; to devastate:
- To puncture or impale; to make a hole.
- To lash; to strike skin with a whip.
- (rare) To forcibly move or remove.
Usage notesEdit
Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, possibly from a Class 1 weak Old English *teran (distinct from attested strong teran).
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | (to) teren, tere, tern | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | tere | tar, tor | |
2nd-person singular | terest | tere, tore, tar, tor | |
3rd-person singular | tereth | tar, tor | |
subjunctive singular | tere | tere1, tore1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | teren, tere, tern | teren, tere, toren, tore | |
imperative plural | tereth, tere | — | |
participles | terynge, terende | toren, tore, torn, ytoren, ytore |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “tēren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2Edit
From teer (“tear”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terende, terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tered) (rare)
ConjugationEdit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
DescendantsEdit
- English: tear
ReferencesEdit
- “tēren, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Etymology 3Edit
From tere (“tear”) + -en (“plural suffix”).
NounEdit
teren (rare)
NauruanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
teren
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French terrain, from Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
teren m inan
- terrain (area)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- teren in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- teren in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French terrain, from Vulgar Latin *terrānum, from Latin terrēnum.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
teren n (plural terenuri)
- pitch (the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played)
- terrain, plot of land, ground, field, soil
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) teren | terenul | (niște) terenuri | terenurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) teren | terenului | (unor) terenuri | terenurilor |
vocative | terenule | terenurilor |
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- teren in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tèrēn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐре̄н)