"terno" meaning in Portuguese

See terno in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛʁ.nu/ [Brazil], [ˈtɛɦ.nu] [Brazil], /ˈtɛɾ.nu/ [São-Paulo], /ˈtɛʁ.nu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈtɛɻ.nu/ [Caipira], /ˈtɛɾ.nu/ [Portugal] Forms: terna [feminine], ternos [masculine, plural], ternas [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese terno, from Latin tenerum, with metathesis (compare Spanish tierno), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Compare with its doublet tenro. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|terno}} Old Galician-Portuguese terno, {{inh|pt|la|tener|tenerum}} Latin tenerum, {{cog|es|tierno}} Spanish tierno, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*ten-||to stretch, draw}} Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”), {{doublet|pt|tenro|notext=1}} tenro Head templates: {{pt-adj}} terno (feminine terna, masculine plural ternos, feminine plural ternas)
  1. tender
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-adj-qeunxAXq
  2. affectionate
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-adj-7qe9Bf7P
  3. gentle, mild
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-adj-Vdtl6pDp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terneiro, ternura
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛʁ.nu/ [Brazil], [ˈtɛɦ.nu] [Brazil], /ˈtɛɾ.nu/ [São-Paulo], /ˈtɛʁ.nu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈtɛɻ.nu/ [Caipira], /ˈtɛɾ.nu/ [Portugal] Forms: ternos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ternus. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|la:ternus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ternus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "terno", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="terno"> Borrowed from Latin ternus. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} terno m (plural ternos)
  1. set of three, trio Tags: masculine Synonyms: trio
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-noun-qAmpLiar
  2. (card games) the playing card featuring three pips Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-noun-J7zyOJTx Categories (other): Card games, Card games Disambiguation of Card games: 0 3 4 13 47 33 Topics: card-games, games
  3. (Brazil, clothing) suit Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: fato
    Sense id: en-terno-pt-noun-IYOeDrJg Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Clothing, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 2 15 14 2 19 48 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 2 16 16 2 18 46 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 3 11 11 3 18 54 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 12 3 21 52 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tierno",
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