tèrre

See also: terre, Terre, terré, térre, térré, and Tèrre

Norman

Alternative forms

terre (Guernsey)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

tèrre f (plural tèrres)

(Jersey) earth, soil

Derived terms

Terms derived from tèrre

bourdon d'tèrre (“burrowing bee”)
couochon d'tèrre (“aardvark”)
couôrre à tèrre (“to run aground”)

La Tèrre Sainte (“the Holy Land”)
paithe dé tèrre (“Jerusalem artichoke”)
puche dé tèrre (“flea beetle”)

tèrrîn (“earthenware vessel”)
tèrr'rie (“earthenware”)
vèr dé tèrre (“earthworm”)

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