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Teia
teia
teia
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)
- to become silent
- to be silent
- to not tell anyone, to keep secret
- Du teier vel om dette?
- You'll keep this secret, right?
- Du teier vel om dette?
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)
- to separate, to tare apart, to solve something complicated
- to pick up
- to explain
- Teia ut alt saman
- Explain everything
- Teia ut alt saman
- to look carefully (for something)
References
- “teie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- teya (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Cognate of tela (“canvas; screen”).
Noun
teia f (plural teias)
- web; spider web
- (weaving) woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)
- network (any interconnected group or system)
- (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
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese tea, from Latin tēda, taeda (“torch”).
Noun
teia f (plural teias)