terna

Faroese

terna - Arctic tern

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɛtna/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension

Declension of terna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	terna	ternan	ternur	ternurnar
accusative	ternu	ternuna	ternur	ternurnar
dative	ternu	ternuni	ternum	ternunum
genitive	ternu	ternunnar	terna	ternanna

Hyponyms

• faksaterna
• fransaterna
• kriterna
• vongsvørt terna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna, from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɛɻɳa/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. maid
2. stewardess, air hostess

Declension

Declension of terna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	terna	ternan	ternur	ternurnar
accusative	ternu	ternuna	ternur	ternurnar
dative	ternu	ternuni	ternum	ternunum
genitive	ternu	ternunnar	terna	ternanna

Synonyms

• (air hostess): flogterna

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Italian

A backhoe

Noun

terna f (plural terne)

1. backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator

Further reading

• terna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• terna in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• terna in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica

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Latin

Numeral

terna

1. nominative neuter plural of terni
2. accusative neuter plural of terni
3. vocative neuter plural of terni

References

• terna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ternen

Noun

terna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of terne

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terna f

1. definite singular of terne

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Portuguese

Adjective

terna

1. feminine singular of terno

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Spanish

Noun

terna f (plural ternas)

1. set of three

Verb

terna

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ternar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ternar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ternar.

Further reading

• “terna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014