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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).
Noun
teras (plural terata)
- (medicine) a grossly malformed fetus
Derived terms
Anagrams
- -aster, reast, earst, treas., taser, setar, stare, TASer, aster-, arste, Stear, sater, stear, aster, tares, Satre, tarse, Sater, arets, tears, resat, rates, Aerts, Aters, Tesar, 'earts, Taser
Estonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *teräs.
Noun
teras (genitive terase, partitive terast)
- 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)
- terrace (a platform that extends outwards from a building)
- Synonyms: balkon, beranda, langkan
- terrace (a raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
- 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)
- heart, pith (of wood)
- essence
- core (the inner part of a nuclear reactor)
- Synonym: inti
- core (atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons)
- Synonym: inti
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
têras (plural teras-teras)
- Nonstandard form of tras (“trass”).
Further reading
Latin
Verb
terās
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of terō
Romanian
Noun
teras m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of teraz
Declension
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)
- terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)
Declension
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