Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1927.terra on page 1927
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terra earth
terra is a Latin Noun that primarily means earth.
Definitions for terra
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
earth, ground, land, country
English derivatives:
terrestial terrace terrier territory
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The solid part of the earth's surface, dry land; also, a tract of dry land (usu. pl., often in vague or indefinite sense).
- 2
The actual substance forming the ground, earth (sts, contrasted w. stone, etc.). (b) (applied spec. to clay used in making bricks, pottery, and sim, or in medicine). (c) earth as one of the four 'elements'.
- 3
(usu, pl.) The earth as the abode of mortals (contrasted w. heaven as the abode of deities, etc.).
Sentences with terra
Latin to English
Ūnus vir istās cōpiās in hanc terram dūcit (dūcet).Compare One man is leading (will lead) those forces into this land.
Alter amīcus tōtam vītam in aliā terrā aget.Compare The other friend will lead (his) entire life in another land.
Ex hāc terrā fugiēbāmus.Compare We were fleeing from this land.
In omnī terrā multa mīlia virōrum fortium vidēbitis.Compare In every land you (pl.) will see many thousands of brave men.
Terra hominēs frūctibus bonīs alit.Compare The earth nourishes human beings with good fruits.
Terra nostra tantum pacem optat.Compare Our country only wishes for peace.
Aiunt fertiles in Oceano iacere terras ultraque Oceanum rursus alia litora, alium nasci orbem... Facile ista finguntur, quia Oceanus navigari non potest. [Suasoriae,I.1.1]Compare They say that there are fertile lands somewhere in the Ocean, and that beyond the Ocean lie other shores, another world begins.... It is easy to imagine such things, for the Ocean is not navigable.
Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divomque voluptas, alma Venus, caeli subter labentia signa quae mare navigerum, quae terras frugiferentis concelebras, per te quoniam genus omne animantum concipitur visitque exortum lumina solis. [De Rerum Natura,I,1]Compare Mother of Aeneas and his race, darling of men and gods, nurturing Venus, who beneath the smooth-moving heavenly signs fillest with thyself the ship-bearing sea and the fertile earth, since through thee every generation of living things is conceived and rising up looks on the light of the sun. [Tr. W. H. D. Rouse]
Declension table for terra
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | terra | terrae |
| Gen. | terrae / -āī | terrārum |
| Dat. | terrae | terrīs |
| Acc. | terram | terrās |
| Abl. | terrā | terrīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 45.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1927.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119.
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "terra, terrae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/terra-terrae.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 45.terra, terrae on page 45
