# terrestre
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [təˈres.tɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [teˈres.tɾe]

### Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)
* terrestrial; earthly

#### Derived terms

* extraterrestre

### Further reading

* “terrestre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “terrestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “terrestre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “terrestre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French terrestre, borrowed from Latin terrestris.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/ ~ /te.ʁɛstʁ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
* Homophone: terrestres

### Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestres)
* (relational) soil, earth
* (relational) Earth

#### Synonyms

* mondain
* terrien
* tellurique

#### Antonyms

* aquatique
* céleste
* extraterrestre

#### Hypernyms

* planétaire

#### Derived terms

* campagnol terrestre
* circumterrestre
* extraterrestre
* infraterrestre
* noyau terrestre
* offensive terrestre
* supraterrestre

#### Related terms

* terre

### Further reading

* “terrestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terrestris.

### Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)
* terrestrial

#### Derived terms

* extraterrestre

### Further reading

* “terrestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin terrestris.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /terˈrɛ.stre/
* Rhymes: -ɛstre
* Hyphenation: ter‧rè‧stre

### Adjective

terrestre (plural terrestri)
* earthly
* terrestrial
* land

#### Derived terms

* extraterrestre
* globo terrestre

### Noun

terrestre m (plural terrestri)
* terrestrial
* earthling
* earthly

### Further reading

* terrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /terˈres.tre/, [t̪ɛrˈrɛs̠t̪rɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /terˈres.tre/, [t̪erˈrɛst̪re]

### Adjective

terrestre
* nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of terrestris

## Middle English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old French terrestre.

### Adjective

terrestre
* Terrestrial; earthly.
** late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1330-1332:
    Heer may ye se, and heer-by may ye preve, That wyf is mannes help and his confort, His paradys terrestre and his disport.Here can you see, and hereby can you prove, That wife is man's help and his comfort, His earthly paradise, and his source of consolation.

### References

* “terrestre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

## Old French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

### Adjective

terrestre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terrestre)
* terrestrial; earthly

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: terrestre
** English: terrestre (obsolete)
* French: terrestre

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [teˈhɛs.tɾi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [teˈhɛs.tɾi]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/ [teˈχɛʃ.tɾi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /teˈʁɛs.tɾe/ [teˈhɛs.tɾe]
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

### Adjective

terrestre m or f (plural terrestres)
* terrestrial (of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth)
    Synonyms: terráqueo, térreo
* terrestrial (living in dry land)

#### Derived terms

* extraterrestre

### Noun

terrestre m or f by sense (plural terrestres)
* Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)
    Synonym: terráqueo

### Further reading

* “terrestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terrestris.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈrestɾe/ [t̪eˈres.t̪ɾe]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -estɾe
* Syllabification: te‧rres‧tre

### Adjective

terrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrestres)
* terrestrial
* earthling
* earthly

#### Derived terms

* abrojo terrestre
* animal terrestre
* corteza terrestre
* extraterrestre
* hiedra terrestre
* juego terrestre (“ground game”) (football)
* planeta terrestre
* puente terrestre

#### Related terms

* tierra

#### See also

* terráqueo
* terrenal

### Further reading

* “terrestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10