ter-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ter"

English

Etymology

From Latin ter (“three times”).

Prefix

ter-

1. three, threefold

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ter-

terannual

terbasic

terbutaline

tercentenary

terchlorethylene

terchloride

terconazole

terdiurnal

terfluorene

tergallic acid

termolecular

teroxide

terphenyl

terpolymer

terpyridine

tersulphide

tersulphuret

terthiophene

tervalence

tervalent

terverticillate

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)

1. incidental aspect of the passive ambitransitive (intransitive-transitive) verb

   ‎ter- + ‎tidur (“sleep”) → ‎tertidur (“(accidentally) slept”)

2. momentaneous aspect of the passive intransitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎jatuh (“fall”) → ‎terjatuh (“(suddenly) fall”)

3. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎letak (“to place”) → ‎terletak (“have been placed”)

   ‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“to be suspected”)

4. (law, in extension) noun derivative from perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“suspect”)

5. 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)

1. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

   ‎ter- + ‎besar (“big”) → ‎terbesar (“biggest”)

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

Alternative forms

• te- used in words with initial /r/ and in several words whose first syllable 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-

teradaptasi

tagih

terakhir

terangkat

teraniaya

telanjur

telantar

teratur

terbaca

terbagi

terbagikan

terbaring

terbaru

terbata-bata

terbatas

terbau

terbeda

terbelakang

terbelenggu

terbentuk

terbijaksana

terbongkar

terbuai

terbuai-buai

terbuang

terbuang-buang

terbujuk

terbuka

terbukti

terburuk

tercari

tercinta

tercocok

terdaftar

terdahulu

terdakwa

terdengar

terdepan

terdesak

terdiri

tergagai

tergagap-gagap

terganti

tergari

tergayuh

tergugat

tergugup-gugup

terhadap

terhakis

terhenti

terhubung

terhukum

terintegrasi

terjadi

terjalang

terjawab

terjelas

terjerit-jerit

terkait

terkenal

terkencing

terkendali

ketergantungan

keterlibatan

ketersediaan

keterwakilan

terkini

terkonsentrasi

terkonstruktif

terkungkung

terkutuk

terlalu

terlambat

terlihat

terlokalisasi

terlokalisir

terlompat

terlukis

terlukiskan

terlunta

termakan

termasuk

memau-mau

terminum

termodulasi

termotivasi

termuda

terobsesi

terpadu

terpanah

terpandang

terpandang-pandang

terpanggil

terpanjang

terpanjat

terpeleset

terpencar

terpengaruh

terpenggal

tepercaya

terperinci

terpidana

terpilih

terpinta

terprovokasi

terpulau

terputus-putus

terapi

terawat

tereka

terekam

terekonstruksi

tersadar

tersambung

tersangka

tersangkut

tersebar

tersebut

tersenggol

terserak

terserak-serak

tersertifikasi

tersesuai

tersetrum

tersinggung

tersinting

tersopan

tersubur

tersurat

tertaksir

tertantang

tertarik

tertata

tertawa

terteguk

tertempel

tertentu

teraba-aba

terabnormal

teraliansi

teraman

terantai

terarah

terasa

terbagus

terbaik

terbantah

terbaptis

terberi tahu

terberitahu

terbesar

terbimbing

terboikot

terborgol

terbunuh

tercantik

tercukur

tercurang

terdayung

terdidik

terealistis

terebus

tereksekusi

terendah

tergaib

terganjen

terganteng

tergantung

tergugup

terikat

terinstruksi

terjaga

terjangkau

terjepit

terjijik

terjilid

terkapitalis

terkayuh

terkonstruksi

terlonjong

terluar

terlunta-lunta

termanifestasi

termaterialistis

termau-mau

termematikan

termenjijikkan

termodifikasi

ternormal

terpaham

terpaksa

terpandai

terpasif

terpatuh

terpelan

terpenurut

terpetik

terpikir

terpintal

terpintar

Further reading

• “ter-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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)

1. (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-

1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎tidur (“sleep”) → ‎tertidur (“(accidentally) slept”)

2. momentane aspect of the passive intransitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎jatuh (“fall”) → ‎terjatuh (“(suddenly) fall”)

3. perfective aspect of the passive transitive verb

   ‎ter- + ‎letak (“to place”) → ‎terletak (“have been placed”)

   ‎ter- + ‎sangka (“to suspect”) → ‎tersangka (“to be suspected”)

4. to be able [base]

   ‎ter- + ‎beli (“to buy”) → ‎terbeli (“to be able to buy”)

ter- (adjective base, adverb base)

1. used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

   ‎ter- + ‎besar (“big”) → ‎terbesar (“biggest”)

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

Derived terms

Malay terms prefixed with ter-

terabadi

terabai

terbaik

terbalik

terbatas

terbayang

terbayang-bayang

terhad

terimbuh

terkenal

keterlarutan

terkini

terkurung

terlalu

terlarang

terletak

ternyata

terapi

tertentu

tercantik