terrier

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”), from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

Alternative forms

Noun

terrier (plural terriers)

  1. A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
  2. Someone displaying terrier-like qualities.
    • 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:
      One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them.
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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-‎ (0 c, 37 e)
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman terrier, from Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

Noun

terrier (plural terriers)

  1. (law, historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  3. (law) An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
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Etymology 3

Compare Latin terō (“to rub, to rub away”), terebra (“a borer”).

Noun

terrier (plural terriers)

  1. An auger or borer.

References

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier c (singular definite terrieren, plural indefinite terriere)

  1. terrier (a small breed of dog)

Declension

Declension of terrier
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative terrier terrieren terriere terrierne
genitive terriers terrierens terrieres terriernes

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius (“of earth”) from Latin terra (“earth”); or equivalent to terre +‎ -ier. Most terrier breeds were developed to hunt vermin both over and under the ground.

Pronunciation

Adjective

terrier (feminine terrière, masculine plural terriers, feminine plural terrières)

  1. (archaic, relational) ground, earth, land
  2. enumerating seignorial rights, notably in livre terrier (“land register”)

Derived terms

Noun

terrier m (plural terriers)

  1. hole
  2. (fox's) earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett
  3. terrier (dog)

Derived terms

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m (invariable)

  1. terrier (dog)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m (definite singular terrieren, indefinite plural terriere, definite plural terrierne)

  1. a terrier dog breed

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m (definite singular terrieren, indefinite plural terrierar, definite plural terrierane)

  1. a terrier dog breed

References

  • “terrier” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “terrier”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French terrier, from Middle French terrier, from Old French chien terrier, from Medieval Latin terrārius.

Pronunciation

Noun

terrier m animal

  1. Alternative spelling of terier

Declension

Declension of terrier
singular plural
nominative terrier terriery
genitive terriera terrierów
dative terrierowi terrierom
accusative terriera terriery
instrumental terrierem terrierami
locative terrierze terrierach
vocative terrierze terriery

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • terrier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • terrier in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

terrier m or f by sense (plural terriers)

  1. terrier (a small breed of dog)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈrjeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: te‧rrier

Noun

terrier m (plural terriers or terrier)

  1. terrier (dog)

Further reading

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