subterraneadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbtəˈreɪn/, U.S.

/ˌsəbtəˈreɪn/

Forms:

α. 1600s– subterrane.

β. 1800s– subterrain.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subterrāneus.

Etymology: < classical Latin subterrāneus underground, subterranean (also with reference to the underworld), situated below the level of the earth, beneath the horizon < sub- sub- prefix + terra earth (see terra n.) + -āneus (see -aneous suffix). Compare French souterrain (1160 in Old French as sozterrain ), Spanish subterráneo (a1457), Portuguese subterrâneo (1593), Italian sotterraneo (a1308 as adjective, a1712 as noun; also †sotterrano , †subterraneo , †subterrano , etc.). Compare earlier subterraneal adj., subterranean adj., subterraneous adj., subterrestrial adj. In use as noun after either classical Latin subterrāneum underground chamber or French souterrain souterrain n. Compare earlier subterranean n., subterrany n., and souterrain n.In β. forms after terrain n., terrain adj.

A. adj.

= subterranean adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean

subterraneal1592

under-earth1592

under-earthly1605

subterranean1607

subterraneous1607

subterrene1610

underground1610

subterrestrial1613

subterrane1614

subterrany1626

sotteran1648

subterrenean1653

subterrean1659

mediterraneous1668

hypogeal1686

submundane1805

subsurface1840

hypogeous1847

hypogean1852

below ground1859

catachthonic1884

catachthonian1888

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > below the ground

lowc1350

subterraneal1592

under-earth1592

under-earthly1605

subterranean1607

subterraneous1607

subterrene1610

subterrestrial1613

subterrane1614

subterrany1626

sotteran1648

subterrenean1653

hypogeal1686

hypogeous1847

hypogean1852

below ground1859

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xxviii. §6. 650 By this secret subterrane vault, Zedechias making his stealth, recouered..the plaines or deserts of Iericho.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 4) 513 Hell is a subterrane treasure of hidden fire.

1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 481 As to the Age in which those Trees were interred, it is hard to determine. Many think they have lain in that Subterrane State ever since Noah's Flood.

1824 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed i. i. 79 The waters stir, Not as with air, but by some subterrane And rocking power of the internal world.

1831 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 68 Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, was lord of the subterrane region, the abode of the dead.

1861 D. Greenwell Poems 95 Some echo subterrain.

1903 Outing July 478/1 We passed round the lake, stepping deep into the wet moss, starting a thousand little subterrane streams into gurgling life, and began a heart-breaking ascent.

1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 122 I watched men in moon suits bury drums of nuclear waste and I thought of the living rocks down there, the subterrane process, the half-life.

B. n.

= subterranean n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave

covec950

denOE

cavec1220

rochea1300

spelunk13..

cavernc1374

cabin1377

speke1377

antruma1398

minea1398

thurse-house?c1450

crypt?a1475

vault1535

chamber1575

antre1585

underground1594

Peak1600

lustre?1615

open?1644

cunicle1657

subterranean1714

subterrane1759

loch1767

purgatory1797

vug1818

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > cave or underground dwelling

earth houseeOE

cavec1220

bikea1522

mattamore1695

subterranean1714

subterrane1759

yurt1780

weem1792

subterrene1793

ice cave1810

gibber-gunyah1847

dugout1855

fogou1864

abri1887

pit house1907

1759 tr. C. de Fieux Female Banishm. I. 121 Besides these precautions he had taken another, which was to have a secret subterrane made, by which he could visit Lodbarli from his palace without its being known.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 116 It was a cave in the rock, abounding with variety of subterranes, cut out into various apartments.

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 260 Like the subterrain of mount Olivet, it resembled the mouth of an oven or a well.

1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai ii. 34 Mystic subterrane From surface down to centre is commoved.

1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar II. 18 The submarine dungeons of Kronstadt,..and..many other subterranes.

1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 13 Feb. 211/3 The Ossuaires, the only real Catacombs..have given their name to the whole of this vast subterrane.

1937 C. A. Smith in Weird Tales Sept. 327/2 He gave no heed to the piled and dusty sarcophagi in the first reaches of the subterrane.

2010 Korea Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. Ancient Korea created only one fully-enclosed artificial subterrane out of stone blocks (and then covered with earth) to rival the great caves of India and China.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subterrane
释义	subterraneadj.n. Brit. /ˌsʌbtəˈreɪn/, U.S. /ˌsəbtəˈreɪn/ Forms: α. 1600s– subterrane. β. 1800s– subterrain. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subterrāneus. Etymology: < classical Latin subterrāneus underground, subterranean (also with reference to the underworld), situated below the level of the earth, beneath the horizon < sub- sub- prefix + terra earth (see terra n.) + -āneus (see -aneous suffix). Compare French souterrain (1160 in Old French as sozterrain ), Spanish subterráneo (a1457), Portuguese subterrâneo (1593), Italian sotterraneo (a1308 as adjective, a1712 as noun; also †sotterrano , †subterraneo , †subterrano , etc.). Compare earlier subterraneal adj., subterranean adj., subterraneous adj., subterrestrial adj. In use as noun after either classical Latin subterrāneum underground chamber or French souterrain souterrain n. Compare earlier subterranean n., subterrany n., and souterrain n.In β. forms after terrain n., terrain adj. A. adj. = subterranean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean subterraneal1592 under-earth1592 under-earthly1605 subterranean1607 subterraneous1607 subterrene1610 underground1610 subterrestrial1613 subterrane1614 subterrany1626 sotteran1648 subterrenean1653 subterrean1659 mediterraneous1668 hypogeal1686 submundane1805 subsurface1840 hypogeous1847 hypogean1852 below ground1859 catachthonic1884 catachthonian1888 the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > below the ground lowc1350 subterraneal1592 under-earth1592 under-earthly1605 subterranean1607 subterraneous1607 subterrene1610 subterrestrial1613 subterrane1614 subterrany1626 sotteran1648 subterrenean1653 hypogeal1686 hypogeous1847 hypogean1852 below ground1859 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xxviii. §6. 650 By this secret subterrane vault, Zedechias making his stealth, recouered..the plaines or deserts of Iericho. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 4) 513 Hell is a subterrane treasure of hidden fire. 1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 481 As to the Age in which those Trees were interred, it is hard to determine. Many think they have lain in that Subterrane State ever since Noah's Flood. 1824 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed i. i. 79 The waters stir, Not as with air, but by some subterrane And rocking power of the internal world. 1831 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 68 Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, was lord of the subterrane region, the abode of the dead. 1861 D. Greenwell Poems 95 Some echo subterrain. 1903 Outing July 478/1 We passed round the lake, stepping deep into the wet moss, starting a thousand little subterrane streams into gurgling life, and began a heart-breaking ascent. 1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 122 I watched men in moon suits bury drums of nuclear waste and I thought of the living rocks down there, the subterrane process, the half-life. B. n. = subterranean n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > cave covec950 denOE cavec1220 rochea1300 spelunk13.. cavernc1374 cabin1377 speke1377 antruma1398 minea1398 thurse-house?c1450 crypt?a1475 vault1535 chamber1575 antre1585 underground1594 Peak1600 lustre?1615 open?1644 cunicle1657 subterranean1714 subterrane1759 loch1767 purgatory1797 vug1818 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > cave or underground dwelling earth houseeOE cavec1220 bikea1522 mattamore1695 subterranean1714 subterrane1759 yurt1780 weem1792 subterrene1793 ice cave1810 gibber-gunyah1847 dugout1855 fogou1864 abri1887 pit house1907 1759 tr. C. de Fieux Female Banishm. I. 121 Besides these precautions he had taken another, which was to have a secret subterrane made, by which he could visit Lodbarli from his palace without its being known. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 116 It was a cave in the rock, abounding with variety of subterranes, cut out into various apartments. 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 260 Like the subterrain of mount Olivet, it resembled the mouth of an oven or a well. 1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai ii. 34 Mystic subterrane From surface down to centre is commoved. 1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar II. 18 The submarine dungeons of Kronstadt,..and..many other subterranes. 1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 13 Feb. 211/3 The Ossuaires, the only real Catacombs..have given their name to the whole of this vast subterrane. 1937 C. A. Smith in Weird Tales Sept. 327/2 He gave no heed to the piled and dusty sarcophagi in the first reaches of the subterrane. 2010 Korea Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. Ancient Korea created only one fully-enclosed artificial subterrane out of stone blocks (and then covered with earth) to rival the great caves of India and China. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1614
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