tern

[Of Scandinavian origin.]

(tûrn)

1. Games. A set of three, especially a combination of three numbers that wins a lottery.
2. A three-masted schooner.

[Middle English terne, from Old French, from ternes, from Latin ternās, accusative pl. of ternī, three each, from ter, thrice.]

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A large, marine bird in the family Laridae, together with gulls. They are effortless fliers, great divers and poor walkers. Can be infected with avian influenza virus.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - (zoo.) terne

2.
n. - gruppe på tre

Nederlands (Dutch)
stern

Français (French)
1.
n. - hirondelle de mer

2.
n. - triplé/trois numéros (loterie)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Seeschwalbe

2.
n. - Terne, Terno

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τριάδα, (ορνιθ.) στέρνα

Italiano (Italian)
sterna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - andorinha-do-mar (f) (Ornit.), terno (m), jogo (m) de três

Русский (Russian)
крачка

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - golondrina de mar

2.
n. - terno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grupp av tre, tern (storvinst på tre vinstnummer), tärna (zool.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 燕鸥

2. 三重, 三个一组

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 三重, 三個一組

2.
n. - 燕鷗

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 제비갈매기

2.
n. - 세 개 한 세트, 셋을 갖추면 당선되는 제비, 그 상품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アジサシ, 三つ組
adj. - 三つぞろいの, 三出状の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طائر مائي شبيه بالنورس, , الخرشنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שחפית (עוף-ים)‬
n. - ‮עלייה משותפת בגורל של שלושה מספרים המביאה לזכייה בהגרלה‬

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