ter

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *taura, from Proto-Indo-European *tauros (compare Greek ταύρος (taúros), Serbo-Croatian tȗr, Danish tyr)

[edit] Noun

ter m. (indefinite plural terë, definite singular tera)

  1. bull

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Contraction of te + the old feminine singular dative definite article der.

[edit] Preposition

ter

  1. for, for the (followed by a feminine singular noun, e.g., one ending in -ing).
    Stichting ter Bevordering van de Duiksport — Foundation for the Advancement of Scubadiving
  2. in the
    De Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is de oudste universiteit van de Nederlanden en tevens de oudste nog bestaande katholieke universiteit ter wereld. — The Catholic University of Leuven is the oldest university of the Low Countries and also the oldest still existing catholic university in the world.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Like ten, "ter" occurs mostly in fixed idiomatic expressions, although with words on -ing, -te, -heid etc. that are feminine, it enjoys a limited productivity:
  1. ter wikifiëring -- intended to be wikified.

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ter ere van

  1. in honor of
  • Het eerste Oktoberfest werd in 1810 gehouden ter ere van de bruiloft van kroonprins Lodewijk van Beieren en prinses Theresia van Saksen-Hildburghausen.[1] — The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 in honor of the wedding of crown prince Louis IV of Bavaria and princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin tenēre (to hold, to have), present active infinitive of teneō (I hold, I have)

[edit] Verb

ter (first-person sg present teño, first-person sg preterite tiven, past participle tido)

  1. to hold, have
  2. to possess
  3. first-person singular personal infinitive of ter
  4. third-person singular personal infinitive of ter

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Adverb

ter

  1. thrice
    • 2004 Ephemeris
      Olafur Ragnar Grimsson ter iam primarius minister Islandiae electus est.
      Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has been elected as the president of Iceland for a third time.

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  • ternī (distributive numeral)

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ter

  1. Rafsi of te.

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ter (present participle tendo)

  1. to have, to have got, to possess
    Eu tenho uma bela casa!
    I've got a beautiful house.
  2. (with de and infinitive) must, to have to
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 538:
      Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas...
      I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has obtained very weak results in my classes...
  3. (auxiliary verb) to have

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ter

  1. present tense of te.

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Turkic ter, from Proto-Turkic *dẹr (sweat).

[edit] Noun

ter

  1. sweat

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Noun

ter (plural ters)

  1. aunt or uncle

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