Feminine

terra

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(declension-1, feminine) dry land (as opposed to watery parts of the Earth)
(declension-1, feminine) ground, floor (the surface of the land)
(declension-1, feminine) earth, soil, dirt, clay, clod (the substance generally composing the dry land)
(declension-1, feminine) land, country, region, territory (any given area of dry land)
(declension-1, feminine) earth (the entire surface of planet Earth; dry land and sea together, as opposed to the heavens)
(declension-1, feminine) the Earth, the globe, the world (as a celestial object)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɛr.ra]

From Proto-Italic *terzā, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-eh₂, from *ters- (“dry”). Cognate with torreō, Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Old Irish tír, Sanskrit तृषा (tṛ́ṣā), Old English þurst (English thirst). Compare the semantics of Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos).