tèrre
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Norman
Alternative forms
- terre (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French terre, from Latin terra, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun
tèrre f (plural tèrres)
Derived terms
- bourdon d'tèrre (“burrowing bee”)
- couochon d'tèrre (“aardvark”)
- couôrre à tèrre (“to run aground”)
- La Tèrre Sainte (“the Holy Land”)
- paithe dé tèrre (“Jerusalem artichoke”)
- puche dé tèrre (“flea beetle”)
- tèrrîn (“earthenware vessel”)
- tèrr'rie (“earthenware”)
- vèr dé tèrre (“earthworm”)