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Teia

Teia

See also: teia and Téia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Teia f

  1. (Greek mythology) Theia (a Titan)

teia

teia

See also: Teia and Téia

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 , 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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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
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)

  1. torch
Synonyms