Terra

See also: terra, tèrra, terrà, and Tèrra

English

Etymology

From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the Earth itself”)

Proper noun

Terra

(Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
(astronomy) The planet Earth.
A female given name.

Usage notes

The usage of Terra as a name for the planet Earth is particularly common among English-language science fiction writers. Terra had been the official name of Earth for many centuries in the scientific community due to the use of Latin as international science tongue ^[1]

Synonyms

(goddess): Tellus, Gaea, Gaia
(planet): Earth, Sol III

Derived terms

Terran

Translations

the Planet Earth — see Earth

Roman goddess

Japanese: テラ (ja) (Tera)

See also

terrestrial, extraterrestrial
♁, ⊕

References

↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "terra, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.

Anagrams

Arter, arter, rater, tarre

Catalan

Proper noun

Terra f

Earth

See also

terra
(planets of the Solar System) planetes del sistema solar; Mercuri, Venus, Terra, Mart, Júpiter, Saturn, Urà, Neptú

Galician

Proper noun

Terra f

Earth

See also

terra
(planets of the Solar System) planetas do sistema solar; Mercurio, Venus, Terra, Marte, Xúpiter, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛrra/, [ˈt̪ɛr.ra]
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Hyphenation: tèr‧ra
Homophone: terra

Proper noun

la Terra f

Earth

Proper noun

Terra ?

(astrology) The astrological element Earth that comprises the three earth signs (Toro, Vergine and Capricorno)

See also

(planets of the solar system) pianeti del sistema solare; Mercurio, Venere, Terra, Marte, Giove, Saturno, Urano, Nettuno

Latin

Etymology

From terra (“earth”), to distinguish the goddess or planet from its other senses.

Proper noun

Terra f (genitive Terrae); first declension

(Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
(New Latin) The planet Earth.

Portuguese

Terra

Etymology

From Latin terra.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁɐ/

Proper noun

Terra f

Earth

See also

(planets of the solar system) planetas do sistema solar; Mercúrio, Vênus/Vénus, Terra, Marte, Júpiter, Saturno, Urano, Netuno/Neptuno

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