terna

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Faroese

terna - Arctic tern

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

  1. tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative terna ternan ternur ternurnar
accusative ternu ternuna ternur ternurnar
dative ternu ternuni ternum ternunum
genitive ternu ternunnar terna ternanna
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

  1. maid
  2. stewardess, air hostess
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative terna ternan ternur ternurnar
accusative ternu ternuna ternur ternurnar
dative ternu ternuni ternum ternunum
genitive ternu ternunnar terna ternanna
Synonyms

Italian

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A backhoe

Pronunciation

Noun

terna f (plural terne)

  1. backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator

Further reading

  • terna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • terna in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • terna in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica

Latin

Pronunciation

Numeral

terna

  1. inflection of ternus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

ternā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ternus

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

terna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of terne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terna f

  1. definite singular of terne

Portuguese

Adjective

terna

  1. feminine singular of terno

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾna/
  • Rhymes: -eɾna
  • Syllabification: ter‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ternī (three by three, three each).

Noun

terna f (plural ternas)

  1. set of three

Etymology 2

Verb

terna

  1. inflection of ternar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading