terno

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Esperanto

Etymology

terni +‎ -o

Pronunciation

Noun

terno (accusative singular ternon, plural ternoj, accusative plural ternojn)

  1. sneeze

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ternus, from terni.

Pronunciation

Noun

terno m (plural terni)

  1. three winning numbers (in a lottery)
  2. ternion

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Numeral

ternō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ternus

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ter‧no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese terno, from Latin tenerum, with metathesis (compare Spanish tierno), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Compare with its doublet tenro.

Adjective

terno (feminine terna, masculine plural ternos, feminine plural ternas)

  1. affectionate
  2. gentle, mild
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin ternus.

Noun

terno m (plural ternos)

  1. set of three, trio
    Synonym: trio
  2. (card games) the playing card featuring three pips
  3. (Brazil) three-piece suit
    Synonym: fato

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तरुण (taruṇa).

Adjective

terno (feminine terni, plural terne)

  1. young

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “terno”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 325
  • Marcel Courthiade (2009) “tern/o, -i pl. -e”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 351

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾno/
  • Rhymes: -eɾno
  • Syllabification: ter‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ternus.

Noun

terno m (plural ternos)

  1. set of three, trio
    Synonym: trío
  2. three-piece suit
  3. (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru) suit (set of clothes)
    Synonyms: traje, ambo
  4. (colloquial) swearword
    Synonym: disparate

Etymology 2

Verb

terno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ternar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish terno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾno/,
  • Hyphenation: ter‧no

Noun

terno (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜓ)

  1. set of things used together (due to similar design or color making a suitable pair)
    Synonym: katerno
  2. three-piece suit of clothes
  3. woman's evening gown or formal dress

Derived terms

See also

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