terrier – Wiktionary

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): / ˈtɛɹiə ( ɹ ) /

Etymology 1[edit]

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”)).

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • tarrier(obsolete) (the dog)

Noun[edit]

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.
    • 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe…”, in Rail, page 47:

      One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them.

  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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

terrier (plural terriers)

  1. An auger or borer.

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

terrier c (singular definite terrieren, plural indefinite terriere)

  1. terrier(a small breed of dog)

Declension

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terrier

terrierenterriereterrierne
genitiveterriersterrierensterrieresterriernes

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius (“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[edit]

  • IPA(key): / tɛ. ʁje /

Adjective[edit]

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)

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Noun[edit]

terrier m (plural terriers)

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

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References[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

terrier m (invariable)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French (chien) terrier.

Noun[edit]

terrier m (definite singular terrieren, indefinite plural terriere, definite plural terrierne)

  1. a terrier

References[edit]

  • “terrier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “terrier” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French (chien) terrier.

Noun[edit]

terrier m (definite singular terrieren, indefinite plural terrierar, definite plural terrierane)

  1. a terrier

References[edit]

  • “terrier” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “terrier”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

terrier m, f (plural terriers)

  1. terrier(a small breed of dog)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

terrier m (plural terriers or terrier)

  1. terrier(dog)

Further reading[edit]

  • “terrier” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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