terne
See also: térne
English
Pronunciation
Noun
terne (uncountable)
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French, from Old French terne (“dull, dim”), from *Frankish tarni (“hidden, obscure”), from Proto-Germanic *darnijaz (“concealed, masked, veiled”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, hold tight, support”). Cognate with Old High German tarni (“hidden”), Old English dyrne, dierne (“hidden, secret, obscure, concealed”). More at English dern.
Adjective
terne (plural ternes)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
terne m (plural ternes)
- (obsolete) trinity, gathering of three people
- (backgammon, dice games) double-three
- (bingo) three in a row
Anagrams
Further reading
- “terne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) terne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
terne f or m (definite singular terna or ternen, indefinite plural terner, definite plural ternene)
References
- “terne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þerna. Akin to English tern.
Pronunciation
Noun
terne f (definite singular terna, indefinite plural terner, definite plural ternene)
References
- “terne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Verb
terne
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