ter-

See also: ter, TER, tér, têr, ţer, -ter, and Appendix:Variations of "ter"

English

Etymology

From Latin ter (“three times”).

Prefix

ter-

  1. three

Derived terms
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Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tə(r)/

Prefix

ter- prefix for passive intransitive verb

  1. agentless actions, such as those which are involuntary, sudden, or accidental.
    ‎ter- + ‎tidur (“sleep”) → ‎tertidur (“(accidentally) slept”)
    ‎ter- + ‎jatuh (“fall”) → ‎terjatuh (“(suddenly) fall”)
  2. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs
    ‎ter- + ‎besar (“big”) → ‎terbesar (“bigest”)
    ‎ter- + ‎panjang (“long”) → ‎terpanjang (“longest”)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tə(r)/

Prefix

ter-

  1. agentless actions, such as those which are involuntary, sudden, or accidental.
    terbaling
    (accidentally) threw
    tertidur
    (accidentally) slept
    terberi
    (accidentally) gave
  2. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs
    terbesar
    bigest
    terpanjang
    longest
    tercantik
    most beautiful
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