teran

See also: terán

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

teran (colloquial shortened form of tekaran)

1. few

Synonyms

• az, azğana, biraz

Antonyms

• köp, çoq

Derived terms

• teranşıq

Esperanto

Adjective

teran

1. accusative singular of tera

Finnish

Noun

teran

1. genitive singular of tera

Anagrams

• rante

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *teraną, whence also Old Saxon teran and Old High German zeran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.rɑn/

Verb

teran

1. to tear (rend)

Conjugation

Conjugation of teran (strong class 4)

infinitive	teran	terenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tere	tær
second person singular	tirest, tirst	tǣre
third person singular	tireþ, tirþ	tær
plural	teraþ	tǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tere	tǣre
plural	teren	tǣren
imperative
singular	ter
plural	teraþ
participle	present	past
	terende	(ġe)toren

Descendants

• Middle English: teren, teer, teere, tere, tern, teryn, teer
  • English: tear
  • Scots: tere, teir, tair

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• terian, terrian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *teraną.

Verb

teran

1. to tear

Conjugation

Conjugation of teran (strong class 4)

infinitive	teran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tiru	tar
2nd person singular	tiris	tāri
3rd person singular	tirid	tar
plural	terad	tārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	tere	tāri
2nd person singular	teres	tāris
3rd person singular	tere	tāri
plural	teren	tārin
imperative	present
singular	ter
plural	terad
participle	present	past
	tirandi	gitoran, toran

Descendants

• Middle Low German: teren (merged with Proto-West Germanic *tarjan)
  • German Low German: tehren
  • → Old Norse: tæra
    • Danish: tære
    • Swedish: tära
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tære
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tæra, tære
    • Icelandic: tæra