ter

See also Appendix:Variations of "ter"

Albanian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ter m (indefinite plural terë, definite singular tera)

1. bull

Derived terms

• tarok

Synonyms

• dem

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *tarsja, from *torseje, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Verb

ter (first-person singular past tense tera, participle terur)

1. to dry, dry off

Derived terms

• shter

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Dutch

Etymology

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

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.

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.

Expression

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.

Related terms

• ten

Derived terms

• ter wille van

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Galician

Etymology

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

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ter (irregular)

infinitive			ter
gerund			tendo
past participle			tido
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	teño	tes	ten	temos	tendes, tedes	teñen
	imperfect	tiña	tiñas	tiña	tiñamos	tiñades	tiñan
	preterite	tiven	tiveches	tivo	tivemos	tivestes	tiveron
	pluperfect	tivera	tiveras	tivera	tiveramos	tiverades	tiveran
	future	terei	terás	terá	teremos	teredes	terán
	conditional	tería	terías	tería	teriamos	teriades	terían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	teña	teñas	teña	teñamos	teñades	teñan
	preterite	tivese	tiveses	tivese	tivésemos	tivésedes	tivesen
	future	tiver	tiveres	tiver	tivermos	tiverdes	tiveren
imperative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	ten	—	—	tede, tende	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		ter	teres	ter	termos	terdes	teren

Synonyms

• (to possess): posuir

Related terms

abster ater conter deter

entreter manter reter soster

See also

• haber

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Latin

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.

Derived terms

• ternī (distributive numeral)

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Lojban

Rafsi

ter

1. rafsi of te.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• têr (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tẽer, from Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈteɾ/
• (Paulista) IPA: /ˈte(ɾ)/, /ˈte(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈte(ɾ)/, /ˈte(ɻ)/

Verb

ter (first-person singular present indicative tenho, past participle tido)

1. to have
   1. to own; to possess; to have got

      Eu tenho uma bela casa!

      I've got a beautiful house.

   2. (intransitive) to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably

      Os caridosos sempre ajudam os que não tem.

      The charitable always help those who don’t have enough.

   3. to have as a component or to consist of

      Esta frase tem cinco palavras.

      This sentence has five words.

      Lanças tem cabos compridos.

      Spears have long handles.

   4. to have (to be related in some way to, with the object identifying the relationship)

      Esse livro tem dono.

      This book has an owner.

      Tenho três irmãs.

      I have three sisters.

   5. to be in possession of; to have as part of one’s personal effects; to have in hand

      O senhor tem sua carteira?

      Do you have your wallet on you?

   6. to consist of a certain amount of units of measurement

      Tenho quarenta anos.

      I am twenty years old (literally: I have twenty years)

      Esta caneta tem dez centímetros.

      This pen is ten centimetres long.

   7. to have a certain characteristic

      Este jogo não tem graça.

      This game isn’t fun. (literally: this game doesn’t have fun)

      As palavras que dizes tem significado.

      The words you say have meaning.

   8. to be afflicted with a certain disease or other medical condition

      Tu tens um resfriado.

      You have a cold.

   9. (of an event) indicates that the object plans on going to the event

      Temos uma partida de xadrez daqui a uma semana.

      We have a chess match to attend to in a week.

   10. (intransitive) to receive one’s wage

       Ainda não tive esse mês

       I still didn’t receive my wage this month.

2. (followed by de or que and the 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
   1. (present indicative forms followed by the past participle) forms the imperfect present tense

      Tenho comido muita carne ultimamente.

      I have been eating a lot of meat lately

   2. (conditional forms followed by the past participle) forms the conditional perfect tense

      Eu o teria comprado, se tivesse dinheiro.

      I would have bought it, if I had money.

4. there be (to exist, physically or abstractly)

   Amanhã terá aula.

   There will be class tomorrow.

   Tem uma pessoa que deseja falar contigo.

   There is a person who wishes to speak with you.

5. to give birth to

   A vaca terá um bezerro.

   The cow will give birth to a calf.

   Estou tendo gêmeos!

   I am giving birth to twins!

6. (the object is followed by the conjunctions por or como) to consider (assign some quality to)

   Todos tem João por inteligente.

   Everyone considers John to be intelligent.

   João o tinha como amigo.

   John considered him a friend.

Usage notes

For verbs which distinguish between particípio passado curto (short past participle) and particípio passado longo (long past participle) — for example morrer (“to die”), whose short past participle is morto and long is morrido — when ter is used as an auxiliary verb, the short past participle must be used (like haver, and unlike ser and estar).

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb ter

Notes:

• This is an irregular verb of the -er group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: ter.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ter
Personal	ter	teres	ter	termos	terdes	terem
Gerund
	tendo
Past participle
Masculine	tido			tidos
Feminine	tida			tidas
Indicative
Present	tenho	tens	tem	temos	tendes	têm
Imperfect	tinha	tinhas	tinha	tínhamos	tínheis	tinham
Preterite	tive	tiveste	teve	tivemos	tivestes	tiveram
Pluperfect	tivera	tiveras	tivera	tivéramos	tivéreis	tiveram
Future	terei	terás	terá	teremos	tereis	terão
Conditional	teria	terias	teria	teríamos	teríeis	teriam
Subjunctive
Present	tenha	tenhas	tenha	tenhamos	tenhais	tenham
Imperfect	tivesse	tivesses	tivesse	tivéssemos	tivésseis	tivessem
Future	tiver	tiveres	tiver	tivermos	tiverdes	tiverem
Imperative
Affirmative	tenha	tem	tenha	tenhamos	tende	tenham
Negative (não)	tenha	tenhas	tenha	tenhamos	tenhais	tenham

Synonyms

• (to possess): possuir
• (to have as a component): possuir
• (to consist of): consistir de
• (to be in possession of): carregar
• (to be afflicted with): sofrer de
• (to receive one’s wage): receber
• (to have to; must): dever, precisar
• (there be): existir, haver
• (to give birth to): dar à luz, parir
• (to consider): considerar

Derived terms

não tem de que não ter nada a ver ter a ver ter com quê

ter para si ter por bem ter por onde

Related terms

ater conter deter tenente

tenor teor reter

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Serbo-Croatian

Conjunction

ter (Cyrillic spelling тер)

1. (Kajkavian) and

Synonyms

• i, te

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Swedish

Verb

ter

1. present tense of te.

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Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

ter

1. sweat

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Volapük

Noun

ter (plural ters)

1. aunt or uncle

Declension

declension of ter

	singular	plural
nominative	ter	ters
genitive	tera	teras
dative	tere	teres
accusative	teri	teris
predicative	teru	terus
vocative	o ter!	o ters!

Derived terms

• hiter
• jiter