"earth, land" in seven languages
Meaningearth, land
Spanish
tierra
/ˈtjera/
fem.inherited
French
terre
/tɛʁ/
fem.inherited
Italian
terra
/ˈtɛrra/
fem.inherited
Portuguese
terra
/ˈtɛhɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
pământ
/pəˈmɨnt/
neut.other source · Latin PAVĪMENTUM 'rammed floor' (inherited)
Catalan
terra
/ˈtɛrə/
fem.inherited
English
earth
/ɝθ/
native English · Old English eorþe
English → Italianearth, landterraNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: terrain, territory, terrestrial, Mediterranean.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TERRAM‘earth, land’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Soil, land and the planet in one word; capitalised (la Tierra, la Terre, la Terra) it is our planet. Spanish alone breaks the open e into ie.
English relatives: terrain, territory, terrestrial, Mediterranean
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In a sentence
- esLa tierra está seca después del verano.
- frLa terre est sèche après l'été.
- itLa terra è secca dopo l'estate.
- ptA terra está seca depois do verão.
- roPământul e uscat după vară.
- caLa terra és seca després de l'estiu.
- enThe earth is dry after the summer.