Dictionary formterra, terrae(feminine)
Translation
land; earth
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | terra | terrae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | terra | terrae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | terram | terras |
| Genitiveof | terrae | terrarum |
| Dativeto, for | terrae | terris |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | terra | terris |
Examples
rotunda .
The earth is round.
.
He fell to the ground.
.
I have seen many lands.
.
There is water under the ground.
marique .
They travelled by land and sea.
Terra, terrae is first declension feminine, and nearly every noun of that declension is feminine, which makes it a safe model to learn from. Its ablative terra carries a long final vowel the nominative does not, and in speech that length is the only thing separating on land from the land; it is the form in the fixed phrase terra marique. English takes terrain, terrestrial, territory and subterranean from it, and Mediterranean is medius plus terra, in the middle of the land.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 14: terra, mare, pars and 11 more words.