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ter-

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin ter (three times).

Prefix

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ter-

  1. three, threefold

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay ter-, from Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tər/
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Prefix

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ter- (verb base)

  1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
    ter- + ‎tidur (sleep) → ‎tertidur ((accidentally) slept)
  2. momentane aspect of the passive intransitive verb
    ter- + ‎jatuh (fall) → ‎terjatuh ((suddenly) fall)
  3. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
    ter- + ‎letak (to place) → ‎terletak (have been placed)
    ter- + ‎sangka (to suspect) → ‎tersangka (to be suspected)
  4. (law) noun derivative from perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
    ter- + ‎sangka (to suspect) → ‎tersangka (suspect)
  5. to be able [base]
    ter- + ‎beli (to buy) → ‎terbeli (to be able to buy)

ter- (adjective base, adverb base)

  1. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
    ter- + ‎besar (big) → ‎terbesar (biggest)
    ter- + ‎panjang (long) → ‎terpanjang (longest)

Alternative forms

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  • te- used in words with initial /r/ and in several words whose first syllable ends with /-ər.C-/

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Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*dwís

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.

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ter- (German-based spelling, Veldeke spelling)

  1. (inseperable verbal prefix) asunder, to pieces, to bits, in two
    ter- + ‎brääke (to break) → ‎terbrääke (to break in two)

Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ter-

  1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
    ter- + ‎tidur (sleep) → ‎tertidur ((accidentally) slept)
  2. momentane aspect of the passive intransitive verb
    ter- + ‎jatuh (fall) → ‎terjatuh ((suddenly) fall)
  3. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
    ter- + ‎letak (to place) → ‎terletak (have been placed)
    ter- + ‎sangka (to suspect) → ‎tersangka (to be suspected)
  4. to be able [base]
    ter- + ‎beli (to buy) → ‎terbeli (to be able to buy)

ter- (adjective base, adverb base)

  1. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
    ter- + ‎besar (big) → ‎terbesar (biggest)
    ter- + ‎panjang (long) → ‎terpanjang (longest)

Derived terms

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