teren

See also: téren and terén

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːrə(n)/
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tēren (“to destroy, to use (up)”), from Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną. Cognate with German zehren. Also related with English tear (“to rip”).

Verb

teren

1. (intransitive) to eat or drink what is necessary to survive
2. (intransitive) to live, survive by consumption
3. (intransitive, archaic) to rot, to decompose, to waste away
4. (intransitive, archaic) to be digested

Inflection

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 terms

• tering
• beteren
• verteren

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch teren, terren. Equivalent to teer +‎ -en.

Verb

teren

1. (transitive) to tar

Inflection

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 terms

• beteren

Anagrams

• rente

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin terrēnum. Cf. Italian terreno.

Noun

teren m (plural terens)

1. terrain, ground, land, country

Related terms

• tiere
• terest

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Galician

Verb

teren

1. third-person plural personal infinitive of ter

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną.

Verb

tēren

1. to consume, to use up
2. to eat
3. to digest

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: teren
• Limburgish: taere

Further reading

• “teren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “teren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English teran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną.

Alternative forms

• teryn, tern, teere, tere, teer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːrən/, /ˈtɛːrn/

Verb

teren

2. To tear; to split apart or forcibly separate (often by ripping)
3. To remove part of a creature's body (often with one's body parts).
4. To ruin, damage, or destroy garments or hair; to make clothing unusable.
5. To puncture or impale; to make a hole or indentation in something.
6. To extract or pull off part of one's body (usually the hair).
7. To lash; to strike one's skin with a whip or similar implement as to injure.
8. To pull down or demolish a building; to raze or level.
9. (usually in the past participle) To make tattered or worn; to overuse.
10. (rare) To forcibly move or remove.

Conjugation

Conjugation of teren (strong class 4)

infinitive	(to) teren
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tere	tar(e), tore
2nd person singular	terest	*tere, *tar(est)
3rd person singular	tereþ, tereth	tar(e), tore
plural	teren, tereth, tereþ	tere(n), tore(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tere	tere
plural	teren	tere(n), tore(n)
imperative	present
singular	tere
plural	tereþ, tereth
participle	present	past
	terende, teringe	(i)torn(e), (i)tore(n)

Usage notes

Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, possibly from a Class 1 weak Old English *teran (different from attested strong teran).

Descendants

• English: tear
• Scots: tere, teir, tair

Etymology 2

From tere (“tear”) +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• tere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːrən/

Verb

teren (rare)

2. To cry; to be visibly upset by producing tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of teren (weak)

infinitive	(to) teren
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tere	terede
2nd person singular	terest	teredest
3rd person singular	tereþ, tereth	terede
plural	teren	tereden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tere	terede
plural	teren	tereden
imperative	present
singular	tere
plural	tereþ, tereth
participle	present	past
	terende, teringe	tered, ytered

Descendants

• English: tear

References

• “tēren (v.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.

Etymology 3

From tere (“tear”) +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Noun

teren (rare)

1. plural of tere (“tear”)

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Nauruan

Noun

teren

1. neck, throat

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.rɛn/

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Noun

teren m inan

1. terrain (area)

Declension

declension of teren

	singular	plural
nominative	teren	tereny
genitive	terenu	terenów
dative	terenowi	terenom
accusative	teren	tereny
instrumental	terenem	terenami
locative	terenie	terenach
vocative	terenie	tereny

Derived terms

• terenowy

Further reading

• teren in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum.

Noun

teren

1. pitch (the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played)
2. terrain, plot of land, ground, field, soil

Related terms

• subteran
• țară

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French terrain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těreːn/
• Hyphenation: te‧ren

Noun

tèrēn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐре̄н)

1. terrain

Declension

Declension of teren

	singular	plural
nominative	tèrēn	tereni
genitive	teréna	terena
dative	terenu	terenima
accusative	teren	terene
vocative	terene	tereni
locative	terenu	terenima
instrumental	terenom	terenima