Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Téia (superseded)

Proper noun

Teia f

1. (Greek mythology) Theia (a Titan)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• teie (e infinitive)

Verb

teia ‎(present tense teier, past tense tagde, past participle tagd, passive infinitive tagt, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

1. to become silent
2. to be silent
3. to not tell anyone, to keep secret

   Du teier vel om dette?

   You'll keep this secret, right?

Etymology 2

Spelt tæja until 1938, with a shorter alternative tæ, still part of the official spelling. From Old Norse tæja, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną.

Verb

teia ‎(present tense teier, past tense teidde, past participle teidd, passive infinitive teitt, present participle teiande, imperative tei)

1. to separate, to tare apart, to solve something complicated
2. to pick up
3. to explain

   Teia ut alt saman

   Explain everything

4. to look carefully (for something)

References

• “teie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• teya (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtej.a/, /ˈtej.ɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐj.ɐ/, /ˈtej.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: tei‧a

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla ‎(“web; loom”). Cognate of tela ‎(“canvas; screen”).

Noun

teia f (plural teias)

1. web; spider web
2. (weaving) woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)
3. network (any interconnected group or system)
4. (figuratively, literature) plot (general course of a story)

Synonyms

• (spider web): teia de aranha
• (woof): trama, urdidura
• (network): emaranhado, rede
• (plot): enredo, trama

Derived terms

• teia alimentar
• teia de aranha
• teia de Penélope
• teia trófica

Related terms

• tear
• tecer
• tela

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese tea, from Latin tēda, taeda ‎(“torch”).

Noun

teia f (plural teias)

1. torch

Synonyms

• (torch): tocha, archote