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terricola.

earthling, terrestrial, earth-dweller

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la][tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫaː]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la]

  1. earthling, terrestrial, earth-dweller

    declension-1 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin terricola From terra (“earth”) + -cola (“inhabitant”).

adj[tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la][tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫaː]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la]

  1. inflection of terricolus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of terricolus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See terricolus.

adj[tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la][tɛrˈrɪ.kɔ.ɫaː]Classical-Latin[terˈriː.ko.la]

  1. ablative feminine singular of terricolus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See terricolus.

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