ter-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ter"

English

Etymology

From Latin ter (“three times”).

Prefix

ter-

three, threefold

Derived terms

References

Definition of ter - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

ERT, ETR, Ret., ert, ret

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ter-, from Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tər/

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Prefix

ter- (verb base)

incidental aspect of the passive ambitransitive (intransitive-transitive) verb
‎ter- + ‎tidur (“sleep”) → ‎tertidur (“(accidentally) slept”)
momentaneous aspect of the passive intransitive verb
‎ter- + ‎jatuh (“fall”) → ‎terjatuh (“(suddenly) fall”)
perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
‎ter- + ‎letak (“to place”) → ‎terletak (“have been placed”)

‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“to be suspected”)
(law, in extension) noun derivative from perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“suspect”)
potential mood of the passive transitive verb: to be able [base]
‎ter- + ‎beli (“to buy”) → ‎terbeli (“to be able to buy”)

Prefix

ter- (adjective base, adverb base)

used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
‎ter- + ‎besar (“big”) → ‎terbesar (“biggest”)

‎ter- + ‎panjang (“long”) → ‎terpanjang (“longest”)

Usage notes

te- is used in words with initial /r/ and in several words whose first syllable of the base word ends with /-(ə)r.C-/.

‎ter- + ‎rebut → ‎terebut
‎ter- + ‎rasa → ‎terasa
‎ter- + ‎percaya → ‎tepercaya (instead of terpercaya)
‎ter- + ‎cermin → ‎tecermin (instead of tercermin)

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with ter-

Limburgish

Alternative forms

te̩r- (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Etymology

PIE word
*dwís

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təʁ/

Prefix

ter- (German-based spelling, Veldeke spelling)

(inseperable verbal prefix) asunder, to pieces, to bits, in two
‎ter- + ‎brääke (“to break”) → ‎terbrääke (“to break in two”)

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay ter-, from Proto-Malayic *tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tə(r)/

Prefix

ter-

accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
‎ter- + ‎tidur (“sleep”) → ‎tertidur (“(accidentally) slept”)
momentane aspect of the passive intransitive verb
‎ter- + ‎jatuh (“fall”) → ‎terjatuh (“(suddenly) fall”)
perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb
‎ter- + ‎letak (“to place”) → ‎terletak (“have been placed”)

‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“to be suspected”)
(infrequently) to be able [base]
‎ter- + ‎beli (“to buy”) → ‎terbeli (“to be able to buy”)

‎ter- + ‎angkat (“to lift”) → ‎terangkat (“to be able to lift”)
used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
‎ter- + ‎besar (“big”) → ‎terbesar (“biggest”)

‎ter- + ‎panjang (“long”) → ‎terpanjang (“longest”)

Derived terms

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Malay

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