terso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tersus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛrso
• Hyphenation: tèr‧so

Participle

terso (feminine tersa, masculine plural tersi, feminine plural terse)

1. past participle of tergere

Adjective

terso (feminine tersa, masculine plural tersi, feminine plural terse)

1. clear
2. (oenology) taut

Anagrams

• estro, resto, restò, roste, serto, sorte, torse

Latin

Participle

tersō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tersus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tersus.

Adjective

terso (feminine tersa, masculine plural tersos, feminine plural tersas)

1. smooth, polished
2. soft

Related terms

• tersar
• tersura

Further reading

• “terso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• estro
• restó
• resto
• retos
• teros
• toser

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin tertius. Compare Italian terzo.

Adjective

terso (feminine singular tersa, masculine plural tersi, feminine plural terse)

1. third