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teta
teta
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta, “theta”).
Alternative forms
- theta (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ta/, /ˈtɛ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: te‧ta
Noun
teta m (plural tetas)
- theta (name of the Greek letter Θ θ)
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese teta, from Germanic *titta (compare Spanish teta, French tette), or less likely Ancient Greek τίτθη (títthē). Alternatively, an expressive formation.
Alternative forms
- têta (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ta/, /ˈte.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: te‧ta
Noun
teta f (plural tetas)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- teta-de-cabra
- teta-de-nega
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
teta f (Cyrillic spelling тета)
- aunt - An aunt that is related by blood, wherein the nieces and nephews are that of a brother or a sister. This is differentiated from that of a sister-in-law, which would be "ujna" to the children of a husband's brother or sister.
Slovak
Noun
teta f (genitive singular tety, nominative plural tety, declension pattern of žena)
- aunt (a parent's sister)
Declension
Declension of teta
Derived terms
- tetka, tetuška
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̀ːta/
- Tonal orthography: téta
Noun
têta f (genitive tête, nominative plural tête)
- aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)
Declension
Declension of têta (feminine, a-stem)
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps an expressive formation or from Germanic *titta, cf. also Ancient Greek τίτθη (títthē). Compare Portuguese teta, French tette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteta/
Noun
teta f (plural tetas)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Veps
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *teetädäk.
Verb
teta
Inflection
| Inflection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st infinitive | teta | ||
| present indic. | tedab | ||
| past indic. | tezi | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | tedan | tezin | — |
| 2nd singular | tedad | tezid | teda |
| 3rd singular | tedab | tezi | ? |
| 1st plural | tedam | tezim | tekam |
| 2nd plural | tedat | tezit | tekat |
| 3rd plural | tetas tedaba |
teziba | ? |
| sing. conneg.1 | teda | tedand | teda |
| plur. conneg. | tekoi | tenugoi | tekoi |
| present conditional |
past conditional |
potential | |
| 1st singular | tedaižin | tenuižin | tedanen |
| 2nd singular | tedaižid | tenuižid | tedaned |
| 3rd singular | tedaiži | tenuiži | tedaneb |
| 1st plural | tedaižim | tenuižim | tedanem |
| 2nd plural | tedaižit | tenuižit | tedanet |
| 3rd plural | tedaižiba | tenuižiba | tedaneba |
| connegative | tedaiži | tenuiži | tedane |
| non-finite forms | |||
| 1st infinitive | teta | ||
| 2nd infinitive | 3rd infinitive | ||
| inessive | tetes | inessive | tedamas |
| instructive | teten | illative | ? |
| participles | elative | tedamaspäi | |
| present active | tedai | adessive | tedamal |
| past active | tenu | abessive | tedamat |
| past passive | tetud | ||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
teta
- abessive singular of te
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “знать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika