Terra
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).
Proper noun
[edit]Terra
- (Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
- (astronomy) The planet Earth.
- A female given name.
Usage notes
[edit]- In English, the usage of Terra as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among science fiction writers.
Terra had been used for many centuries in the scientific community due to the use of Latin as the international scientific language. [1] The name Terra, as well as other names in different languages (e.g. Earth from English, Terre from French), are formally adopted by the IAU (International Astronomical Union) members. [2] [3]
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the Planet Earth — see Earth
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "terra, n." Oxford University Press Oxford), 1911.
- ^ IAU, Naming of Astronomical Objects (https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming)
- ^ IAU, Denominação de Exoplanetas (https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/brazilian-portuguese)
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Terra f
See also
[edit]- terra
- (planets of the Solar System) planetes del sistema solar; Mercuri, Venus, Terra, Mart, Júpiter, Saturn, Urà, Neptú
Galician
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Terra f
See also
[edit]- terra
- (planets of the Solar System) planetas do sistema solar; Mercurio, Venus, Terra, Marte, Xúpiter, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From terra (“land”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Terra f
- (astronomy) Earth
- (astrology) the astrological element Earth that comprises the three earth signs (Toro, Vergine and Capricorno)
See also
[edit]- (planets of the solar system) pianeti del sistema solare; Mercurio, Venere, Terra, Marte, Giove, Saturno, Urano, Nettuno
| Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Sole | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercurio | Venere | Terra | Marte | Cerere | Giove | Saturno | Urano | Nettuno | Plutone | Eris (Eride) | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Luna | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimede Callisto |
Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Tritone | Caronte | Disnomia | |||||||
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From terra (“earth”), to distinguish the goddess or planet from its other senses.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈter.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛrːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈter.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛrːä]
Proper noun
[edit]Terra f sg (genitive Terrae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Terra |
| genitive | Terrae |
| dative | Terrae |
| accusative | Terram |
| ablative | Terrā |
| vocative | Terra |
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Terra f
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Roman deities
- en:Astronomy
- English given names
- English female given names
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Planets of the Solar System
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician terms with audio pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician proper nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- gl:Planets of the Solar System
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Italian terms with homophones
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛrra
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛrra/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Astronomy
- it:Astrology
- it:Planets of the Solar System
- Latin 2-syllable words
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Roman deities
- New Latin
- la:Astronomy
- la:Planets of the Solar System
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- pt:Planets of the Solar System