teras

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See also: Teräs, teräs, Teras, terás, and teraš

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).

Noun

teras (plural terata)

  1. (medicine) a grossly malformed fetus

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Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *teräs.

Noun

teras (genitive terase, partitive terast)

  1. steel

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch terras, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from terra (land). Doublet of tras and trass. Cognate with Malay teres.

Pronunciation

Noun

téras (plural teras-teras)

  1. terrace (a platform that extends outwards from a building)
    Synonyms: balkon, beranda, langkan
  2. terrace (a raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
  3. terrace (the roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents)

Etymology 2

From Malay teras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas.

Pronunciation

Noun

têras (plural teras-teras)

  1. heart, pith (of wood)
  2. essence
  3. core (the inner part of a nuclear reactor)
    Synonym: inti
  4. core (atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons)
    Synonym: inti
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

têras (plural teras-teras)

  1. Nonstandard form of tras (trass).

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Latin

Verb

terās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of terō

Romanian

Noun

teras m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of teraz

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative teras terasul
genitive-dative teras terasului
vocative terasule

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrasse. Doublet of taraça, a form borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈɾas/
  • Hyphenation: te‧ras

Noun

teras (definite accusative terası, plural teraslar)

  1. terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative teras
Definite accusative terası
Singular Plural
Nominative teras teraslar
Definite accusative terası terasları
Dative terasa teraslara
Locative terasta teraslarda
Ablative terastan teraslardan
Genitive terasın terasların

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