Definition
Solid ground or land that is stable and firm, as opposed to marsh, bog, or other unstable terrain.
Etymology
Compound of 'firm' (Latin firmus, solid) + 'land' (Old English land). This practical term emerged in Middle English geography and land description contexts.
Kelly Says
Before modern surveying, travelers and settlers desperately needed words to distinguish solid farmable ground from treacherous wetland that would swallow you and your horse.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አገር ውስጥ
a-ger wustu
ARالعربية
البر الرئيسي
al-burr ar-ra'is
CACatalà
terra ferma
ter-ra fer-ma
CSČeština
pevnina
pev-ni-na
DADansk
fastland
fast-land
DEDeutsch
Festland
fest-land
ELΕλληνικά
ηπειρωτική
hei-ro-ti-ki
ESEspañol
tierra firme
teer-ra fir-me
FAفارسی
زمین اصلی
zemin asli
FISuomi
maanosa
maan-o-sa
FRFrançais
terres fermes
ter-res fer-mes
GUGU
સ્થિર ભૂમિ
sthir bhoomi
HIहिन्दी
ठोस भूमि
tho-s bhoomi
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanah padat
ta-nah pa-dat
IGIG
ụwa dị mma
u-wa di mma
ITItaliano
terraferma
ter-ra-fer-ma
KO한국어
고정된 땅
go-jeong-deun ttang
MRMR
ठोस जमीन
tho-s ja-meen
MSBahasa Melayu
tanah pepejal
ta-nah pe-pe-jal
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ နေရာ
pyi-pe nay-ra
NLNederlands
vastland
vast-land
NONorsk
fastland
fast-land
PAPA
ਮ Sturdy ਧਰਤੀ
ma-s-tur-dy dhar-thee
PTPortuguês
terra firme
ter-ra fir-me
RORomână
continent
con-ti-nent
RUРусский
материк
ma-te-rik
SVSvenska
fastland
fast-land
SWKiswahili
ardhi imara
ar-dhi ee-ma-ra
TAதமிழ்
நிலப்பரப்பு
ni-la-pa-ra-ppu
THไทย
แผ่นดินใหญ่
phaen-din ya-i
TLTL
matatag na lupa
ma-ta-tag na loo-pa
TRTürkçe
karasal toprak
ka-ra-sal to-rak
UKУкраїнська
материк
ma-te-rik
VITiếng Việt
đất liền
dat lien
ZH中文
坚固的陆地
jiān gù de lù dì
ZUZU
i-hlabeni
i-hla-be-ni