tere

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tere"

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːrə

Adjective

tere

1. inflection of teer:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Verb

tere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of teren

Anagrams

• eert, eter, reet, teer, tree

Esperanto

Etymology

tero +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtere/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: te‧re

Adverb

tere

1. on earth

Estonian

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Etymology

From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian.

Cognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtere/, [ˈtere̞]

• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: te‧re

Interjection

tere

1. hello, hi (a greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence)

   Synonyms: tervist, terekest, tervitus

   no tere, Juhan ― well hello, Juhan

Noun

tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)

1. a hello (an instance of such a greeting)

   võõras andis kohe käega tere ― the stranger immediately waved hello

   Synonym: tervitus

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Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• “tere”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• tere in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “tere”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “tere”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Anagrams

• reet

Finnish

Etymology

terä +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtereˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞re̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ere
• Syllabification^(key): te‧re
• Hyphenation^(key): te‧re

Noun

tere

1. (textiles) piping

Declension

Inflection of tere (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		tere	tereet
genitive		tereen	tereiden tereitten
partitive		terettä	tereitä
illative		tereeseen	tereisiin tereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tere	tereet
accusative	nom.	tere	tereet
	gen.	tereen
genitive		tereen	tereiden tereitten
partitive		terettä	tereitä
inessive		tereessä	tereissä
elative		tereestä	tereistä
illative		tereeseen	tereisiin tereihin
adessive		tereellä	tereillä
ablative		tereeltä	tereiltä
allative		tereelle	tereille
essive		tereenä	tereinä
translative		tereeksi	tereiksi
abessive		tereettä	tereittä
instructive		—	terein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tere (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tereeni tereeni accusative nom. tereeni tereeni gen. tereeni genitive tereeni tereideni tereitteni partitive terettäni tereitäni inessive tereessäni tereissäni elative tereestäni tereistäni illative tereeseeni tereisiini tereihini adessive tereelläni tereilläni ablative tereeltäni tereiltäni allative tereelleni tereilleni essive tereenäni tereinäni translative tereekseni tereikseni abessive tereettäni tereittäni instructive — — comitative — tereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tereesi tereesi accusative nom. tereesi tereesi gen. tereesi genitive tereesi tereidesi tereittesi partitive terettäsi tereitäsi inessive tereessäsi tereissäsi elative tereestäsi tereistäsi illative tereeseesi tereisiisi tereihisi adessive tereelläsi tereilläsi ablative tereeltäsi tereiltäsi allative tereellesi tereillesi essive tereenäsi tereinäsi translative tereeksesi tereiksesi abessive tereettäsi tereittäsi instructive — — comitative — tereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tereemme tereemme accusative nom. tereemme tereemme gen. tereemme genitive tereemme tereidemme tereittemme partitive terettämme tereitämme inessive tereessämme tereissämme elative tereestämme tereistämme illative tereeseemme tereisiimme tereihimme adessive tereellämme tereillämme ablative tereeltämme tereiltämme allative tereellemme tereillemme essive tereenämme tereinämme translative tereeksemme tereiksemme abessive tereettämme tereittämme instructive — — comitative — tereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tereenne tereenne accusative nom. tereenne tereenne gen. tereenne genitive tereenne tereidenne tereittenne partitive terettänne tereitänne inessive tereessänne tereissänne elative tereestänne tereistänne illative tereeseenne tereisiinne tereihinne adessive tereellänne tereillänne ablative tereeltänne tereiltänne allative tereellenne tereillenne essive tereenänne tereinänne translative tereeksenne tereiksenne abessive tereettänne tereittänne instructive — — comitative — tereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tereensä tereensä accusative nom. tereensä tereensä gen. tereensä genitive tereensä tereidensä tereittensä partitive terettään terettänsä tereitään tereitänsä inessive tereessään tereessänsä tereissään tereissänsä elative tereestään tereestänsä tereistään tereistänsä illative tereeseensä tereisiinsä tereihinsä adessive tereellään tereellänsä tereillään tereillänsä ablative tereeltään tereeltänsä tereiltään tereiltänsä allative tereelleen tereellensä tereilleen tereillensä essive tereenään tereenänsä tereinään tereinänsä translative tereekseen tereeksensä tereikseen tereiksensä abessive tereettään tereettänsä tereittään tereittänsä instructive — — comitative — tereineen tereinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• heijastintere

Further reading

• “tere”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• reet

Hungarian

Etymology

tér +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrɛ]
• Hyphenation: te‧re

Noun

tere

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of tér

Usage notes

Some square names in Budapest use the form tere instead of tér, e.g. Hősök tere, Ferenciek tere, Rózsák tere, Vértanúk tere, Hadak tere, Mindenszentek tere, Ötvenhatosok tere, Magyar jakobinusok tere, Harminckettesek tere, as well as frequently Álmos vezér tere and Örs vezér tere. In most cases (except the last two), the possessive form is deemed necessary because of the plural possessor. The last name, however, alternates with Örs vezér tér.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	tere	—
accusative	terét	—
dative	terének	—
instrumental	terével	—
causal-final	teréért	—
translative	terévé	—
terminative	teréig	—
essive-formal	tereként	—
essive-modal	teréül	—
inessive	terében	—
superessive	terén	—
adessive	terénél	—
illative	terébe	—
sublative	terére	—
allative	teréhez	—
elative	teréből	—
delative	teréről	—
ablative	terétől	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	teréé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	terééi	—

Derived terms

• terei

Ingrian

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Etymology

From terve (“healthy”). Akin to Estonian tere and Finnish terve.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtere/, [ˈte̞re̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtere/, [ˈte̞re̞]
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: te‧re

Interjection

tere

1. hello

   Tere, miä oon Kolja. ― Hello, I'm Kolja.

   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:

     O, susi! Tere, tere!

     Oh, a wolf! Hello, hello!

Synonyms

• draastui

Derived terms

• terettää

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 581

Latin

Verb

tere

1. second-person singular present active imperative of terō

Manchu

Romanization

tere

1. romanization of ᡨᡝᡵᡝ

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

tere

1. alternative form of teer (“tear”)

Etymology 2

Noun

tere

1. alternative form of teer (“good”)

Etymology 3

Noun

tere

1. alternative form of ter (“tar”)

Etymology 4

Verb

tere

1. alternative form of teren (“to ruin by removing or splitting”)

Etymology 5

Verb

tere

1. alternative form of teren (“to cry”)

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

tere class 5 (plural matere class 6)

1. drop

Old French

Noun

tere oblique singular, f (oblique plural teres, nominative singular tere, nominative plural teres)

1. alternative form of terre

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• te, ter

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *teže, from Proto-Slavic *te + *že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tere/

Conjunction

tere (Cyrillic spelling тере)

1. (Croatia, poetic, archaic) and

   Synonyms: i, te

Sranan Tongo

Tere

Etymology

From English tail.

Noun

tere

1. tail
   • 1996, H. C. Tiendalli, M. Nickel, Leisi Boekoe na ini Sranan Tongo‎^[2], 3rd edition, Paramaribo, Suriname: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, page 39:

     Di a dagoe kisi meti a seki en tere.

     When the dog gets meat he wags his tail.

Derived terms

• kruktutere (“scorpion”)

Descendants

• Aukan: tee

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “tere”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Turkish

Alternative forms

• tere otu

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تره (tere), from Persian تره (tare).

Noun

tere (definite accusative tereyi, plural tereler)

1. cress

Declension

Declension of tere

singular plural nominative tere tereler definite accusative tereyi tereleri dative tereye terelere locative terede terelerde ablative tereden terelerden genitive terenin terelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular terem terelerim 2nd singular teren terelerin 3rd singular teresi tereleri 1st plural teremiz terelerimiz 2nd plural tereniz tereleriniz 3rd plural tereleri tereleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular teremi terelerimi 2nd singular tereni terelerini 3rd singular teresini terelerini 1st plural teremizi terelerimizi 2nd plural terenizi terelerinizi 3rd plural terelerini terelerini dative singular plural 1st singular tereme terelerime 2nd singular terene terelerine 3rd singular teresine terelerine 1st plural teremize terelerimize 2nd plural terenize terelerinize 3rd plural terelerine terelerine locative singular plural 1st singular teremde terelerimde 2nd singular terende terelerinde 3rd singular teresinde terelerinde 1st plural teremizde terelerimizde 2nd plural terenizde terelerinizde 3rd plural terelerinde terelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular teremden terelerimden 2nd singular terenden terelerinden 3rd singular teresinden terelerinden 1st plural teremizden terelerimizden 2nd plural terenizden terelerinizden 3rd plural terelerinden terelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular teremin terelerimin 2nd singular terenin terelerinin 3rd singular teresinin terelerinin 1st plural teremizin terelerimizin 2nd plural terenizin terelerinizin 3rd plural terelerinin terelerinin

Derived terms

• su teresi

Noun

tere

1. dative singular of ter

Venetan

Noun

tere

1. plural of tera

Votic

Etymology

From terve or perhaps simply from Estonian tere.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtere/, [ˈtere]
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: te‧re

Interjection

tere

1. hello

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tere”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French terre, from Latin terra (“land, earth, ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛːʀ/

Noun

tere f (plural teres)

1. earth

Synonyms

• daegn

Woi

Noun

tere

1. tooth