terra

Meaning

1. (feminine) soil, earth
2. (feminine) land, country
3. (feminine,in-plural) real estate possesions or heritage

Hyphenated as

te‧rra

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛra̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese terra, from Latin terra. Cognate with Portuguese terra, Catalan terra, and Spanish tierra.

Sentences

Está conectado con terra firme mediante unha estrada .

It is connected to land by a road.

Non lembro alén desta terra e o cristianismo .

I don't remember much about Christianity or Christianity.

Todo o mundo se botou corpo á terra na trincheira .

Everyone threw themselves on the ground in the trenches.

É unha das principais zonas de produción do viño da terra de Formentera.

It is one of the main wine production areas of the land of Formentera.

As tres illas formaban unha península unida a terra .

The three islands formed a peninsula bound to land.

Finalmente abandona na terra o casulo cos ovos fecundados.

Finally he leaves the cocoon on the ground with the fertilized eggs.

Pode aplicarse tamén a calquera especie biolóxica ou ata á terra mesma .

It can also be applied to any biological species or even to the earth itself.