"terne" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /tɛʁn/ Forms: ternes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French terne (“dull, dim”), from Frankish *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|fr|fro|terne||dull, dim}} Old French terne (“dull, dim”), {{der|fr|frk|*darnī|t=hidden, secret}} Frankish *darnī (“hidden, secret”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} terne (plural ternes)
  1. dull; colourless; drab Related terms: ternir
    Sense id: en-terne-fr-adj-hwwjc3VC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɛʁn/ Forms: ternes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ternas. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|ternas|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ternas, {{bor+|fr|la|ternas}} Borrowed from Latin ternas Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} terne m (plural ternes)
  1. (obsolete) trinity, gathering of three people Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-terne-fr-noun-daVuUXQ7
  2. (backgammon, dice games) double-three Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Backgammon, Dice games
    Sense id: en-terne-fr-noun-5~xHXhPr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 34 21 Topics: backgammon, dice, games
  3. (bingo) three in a row Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Bingo
    Sense id: en-terne-fr-noun-KgV5-8Ny Topics: bingo, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for terne meaning in French (3.3kB)

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