different between terrier vs terrain

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??i?(?)/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”) from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”) from Latin terra (“earth”)).

Alternative forms

• tarrier (obsolete) (the dog)

Noun

terrier (plural terriers)

1. A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
2. Someone displaying terrier-like qualities.
3. (law, historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
4. (law) An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.

Coordinate terms

• periplus
• periegesis

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare Latin ter? (“to rub, to rub away”), terebra (“a borer”).

Noun

terrier (plural terriers)

1. An auger or borer.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “terrier”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• “terrier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• retirer

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier c (singular definite terrieren, plural indefinite terriere)

1. terrier (a small breed of dog)

Declension

References

• “terrier” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Medieval Latin terr?rius (“of earth”) from Latin terra (“earth”); or equivalent to terre +? -ier. Most terrier breeds were developed to hunt vermin both over and under the ground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.?je/

Adjective

terrier (feminine singular terrière, masculine plural terriers, feminine plural terrières)

1. (archaic) relating to the ground, earth or land
2. enumerating seignorial rights, notably in livre terrier (a register of land)

Derived terms

• chien terrier (“terrier dog”)
• chienne terrier (“terrier bitch”)
• livre terrier (“land register”)
• papier terrier (“register of landed property”)
• plan terrier (“land-use plan”)

Noun

terrier m (plural terriers)

1. hole
2. (fox's) earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett
3. terrier (dog)

Derived terms

• terrier de blaireau
• terrier de lapin
• terrier de renard
• sortir de son terrier (“break cover”)
• vivre dans son terrier (“live on one's own”)

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• retirer

Further reading

• “terrier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m (invariable)

1. terrier (dog)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m, f (plural terriers)

1. terrier (a small breed of dog)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.

Noun

terrier m (plural terriers or terrier)

1. terrier (dog)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.?re?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Noun

terrain (countable and uncountable, plural terrains)

1. (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
2. An area of land or the particular features of it.

Synonyms

• ground

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• terrain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• rantier, retrain, trainer

French

Etymology

From Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terr?num.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.???/

Noun

terrain m (plural terrains)

1. ground, landscape
2. field (as in soccer field)

3. lot, plot, parcel

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Czech: terén
• Norwegian:

  ? Norwegian Bokmål: terreng

  ? Norwegian Nynorsk: terreng

• ? Swedish: terräng

Further reading

• “terrain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rentrai, ternira, trainer, traîner

Romansch

Alternative forms

• terren (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• taragn (Sutsilvan)
• teragn (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum.

Noun

terrain m (plural terrains)

1. (Puter, Vallader) land, soil
2. (Puter) country, land

   Synonym: (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pajais