Terra
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the Earth itself”)
Proper noun[edit]
Terra
- (Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
- (astronomy) The planet Earth.
- A female given name.
Usage notes[edit]
The usage of Terra as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among English-language science fiction writers. Terra had been the official name of Earth for many centuries in the scientific community due to the use of Latin as international science tongue [1]
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the Planet Earth — see Earth
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "terra, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Terra f
See also[edit]
- terra
- (planets of the Solar System) planetes del sistema solar; Mercuri, Venus, Terra, Mart, Júpiter, Saturn, Urà, Neptú
Galician[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Terra f
See also[edit]
- terra
- (planets of the Solar System) planetas do sistema solar; Mercurio, Venus, Terra, Marte, Xúpiter, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
la Terra f
Proper noun[edit]
Terra ?
- (astrology) The astrological element Earth that comprises the three earth signs (Toro, Vergine and Capricorno)
See also[edit]
- (planets of the solar system) pianeti del sistema solare; Mercurio, Venere, Terra, Marte, Giove, Saturno, Urano, Nettuno
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From terra (“earth”), to distinguish the goddess or planet from its other senses.
Proper noun[edit]
Terra f (genitive Terrae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
- (New Latin) The planet Earth.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Terra f
See also[edit]
- (planets of the solar system) planetas do sistema solar; Mercúrio, Vênus/Vénus, Terra, Marte, Júpiter, Saturno, Urano, Netuno/Neptuno
Categories:
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- English lemmas
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- en:Roman deities
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- ca:Planets of the Solar System
- Galician lemmas
- Galician proper nouns
- gl:Planets of the Solar System
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio links
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with homophones
- Italian lemmas
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- it:Astrology
- it:Planets of the Solar System
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- la:Roman deities
- New Latin
- la:Planets of the Solar System
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
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- pt:Planets of the Solar System
