"tere" meaning in Estonian

See tere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈtere/, [ˈtere̞]
Rhymes: -ere Etymology: From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian. Cognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh. Etymology templates: {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*terveh||healthy, well}} Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), {{der|et|iir}} Indo-Iranian, {{cog|fi|terve}} Finnish terve, {{cog|izh|tere}} Ingrian tere, {{cog|krl|terveh}} Karelian terveh, {{cog|se|dearvvaš}} Northern Sami dearvvaš, {{cog|vro|terveh}} Võro terveh Head templates: {{head|et|interjection}} tere
  1. hello, hi (a greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence) Synonyms: tervist, terekest, tervitus
    Sense id: en-tere-et-intj-FAKIWLtu Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header, Estonian greetings Disambiguation of Estonian entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Estonian greetings: 52 48

Noun

IPA: /ˈtere/, [ˈtere̞] Forms: tere [genitive], teret [partitive]
Rhymes: -ere Etymology: From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian. Cognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh. Etymology templates: {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*terveh||healthy, well}} Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), {{der|et|iir}} Indo-Iranian, {{cog|fi|terve}} Finnish terve, {{cog|izh|tere}} Ingrian tere, {{cog|krl|terveh}} Karelian terveh, {{cog|se|dearvvaš}} Northern Sami dearvvaš, {{cog|vro|terveh}} Võro terveh Head templates: {{head|et|nouns|genitive|tere|||partitive|teret|||cat2=|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f2accel-form=gen|s|f3accel-form=par|s|f3request=1|f4accel-form=par|s|head=}} tere (genitive tere, partitive teret), {{et-noun|tere|teret}} tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)
  1. a hello (an instance of such a greeting) Synonyms: tervitus
    Sense id: en-tere-et-noun-gHTPniDR Categories (other): Estonian greetings Disambiguation of Estonian greetings: 52 48
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        "1": "et",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*terveh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "healthy, well"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "iir"
      },
      "expansion": "Indo-Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "terve"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish terve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "tere"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian tere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "se",
        "2": "dearvvaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Sami dearvvaš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vro",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Võro terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian.\nCognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "tere",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧re"
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "well hello, Juhan",
          "text": "no tere, Juhan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hello, hi (a greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tere-et-intj-FAKIWLtu",
      "links": [
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ],
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#English"
        ],
        [
          "meeting",
          "meet#English"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledging",
          "acknowledge#English"
        ],
        [
          "arrival",
          "arrival#English"
        ],
        [
          "presence",
          "presence#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tervist"
        },
        {
          "word": "terekest"
        },
        {
          "word": "tervitus"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtere/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtere̞]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tere"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "iir"
      },
      "expansion": "Indo-Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "terve"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish terve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "tere"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian tere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "se",
        "2": "dearvvaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Sami dearvvaš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vro",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Võro terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian.\nCognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tere",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teret",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "teret",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f3accel-form": "par|s",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4accel-form": "par|s",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tere",
        "2": "teret"
      },
      "expansion": "tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)",
      "name": "et-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧re"
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the stranger immediately waved hello",
          "text": "võõras andis kohe käega tere",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a hello (an instance of such a greeting)"
      ],
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        [
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          "hello"
        ],
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tervitus"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtere/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtere̞]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tere"
}
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    "Estonian greetings",
    "Estonian interjections",
    "Estonian lemmas",
    "Estonian nouns",
    "Estonian terms derived from Indo-Iranian languages",
    "Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Estonian/ere"
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Indo-Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "terve"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish terve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "tere"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian tere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "se",
        "2": "dearvvaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Sami dearvvaš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vro",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Võro terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian.\nCognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧re"
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Estonian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "well hello, Juhan",
          "text": "no tere, Juhan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "hello, hi (a greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence)"
      ],
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          "hello",
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        ],
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          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
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          "greeting",
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        ],
        [
          "meeting",
          "meet#English"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledging",
          "acknowledge#English"
        ],
        [
          "arrival",
          "arrival#English"
        ],
        [
          "presence",
          "presence#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tervist"
        },
        {
          "word": "terekest"
        },
        {
          "word": "tervitus"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtere/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtere̞]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tere"
}

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    "Estonian greetings",
    "Estonian interjections",
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    "Estonian nouns",
    "Estonian terms derived from Indo-Iranian languages",
    "Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "terve"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish terve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "tere"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian tere",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "se",
        "2": "dearvvaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Sami dearvvaš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vro",
        "2": "terveh"
      },
      "expansion": "Võro terveh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From terve (“healthy”), from Proto-Finnic *terveh (“healthy, well”), possibly from Indo-Iranian.\nCognate with Finnish terve, Ingrian tere, Karelian terveh, Northern Sami dearvvaš, and Võro terveh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tere",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teret",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
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      "expansion": "tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "tere (genitive tere, partitive teret)",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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        "Estonian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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        }
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        "a hello (an instance of such a greeting)"
      ],
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "tervitus"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtere/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtere̞]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tere"
}

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