Inherited from Latin terra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjera/
• Syllabification: tie‧rra
• Rhymes: -era

tierra f (plural tierras)

1. earth

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “tierra”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Inherited from Latin terra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjera/ [ˈt̪je.ra]
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: tie‧rra

tierra f (plural tierres)

1. ground, floor
2. earth

• “tierra”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tierra”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Spanish tierra, from Latin terra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjera/ [ˈt̪je.ra]

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• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: tie‧rra

tierra f (plural tierras)

1. Earth (planet of the Solar System in which all of humanity resides)

   Alternative form: Tierra (chiefly astronomy)

2. (geography) land, ground (Earth surface not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)

   Coordinate terms: mar, agua, cielo

3. (geology) earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth)

   Synonym: suelo

4. land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it)
5. (agriculture, also in the plural) land, terrain (reserved for growing crops)
6. homeland (one's country of birth)

   Synonyms: patria, terruño

7. land, country, nation, territory (country or region)

   Synonyms: país, nación, región

8. (electricity) ground, earth (connection electrically to the earth on equipment)

   Synonym: neutro

   Antonym: línea viva

9. (alchemy) earth (one of the four or five classical elements)

   Coordinate terms: agua, fuego, viento

• “tierra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• retira
• tirare
• tiraré

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