terno

Contents

Esperanto

Etymology

terni +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterno/
• Hyphenation: ter‧no
• Rhymes: -erno

Noun

terno (accusative singular ternon, plural ternoj, accusative plural ternojn)

1. sneeze

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ternus, from terni.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrno

Noun

terno m (plural terni)

1. three winning numbers (in a lottery)

Anagrams

• entro, entrò, treno

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Latin

Etymology

See terni

Adjective

ternō

1. dative masculine singular of ternus
2. dative neuter singular of ternus
3. ablative masculine singular of ternus
4. ablative neuter singular of ternus

References

• terno in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɾ.nu/
• Hyphenation: ter‧no

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese terno, from Latin tener, tenerum, with metathesis (compare Spanish tierno), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Confer with its doublet tenro.

Adjective

terno m (feminine singular terna, masculine plural ternos, feminine plural ternas, comparable)

1. affectionate
2. gentle, mild

Related terms

• terneiro
• ternura

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin ternus.

Noun

terno m (plural ternos)

1. set of three, trio
2. (card games) the playing card featuring three pips
3. (Brazil) three-piece suit

Synonyms

• (trio): trio
• (three-piece suit): fato

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ternus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterno/, [ˈt̪erno]

Noun

terno m (plural ternos)

1. set of three, trio

   Synonym: trío

2. three-piece suit
3. (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru) suit (set of clothes)

   Synonyms: traje, ambo

4. (colloquial) swearword

   Synonym: disparate

Further reading

• “terno” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.