teta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛta/

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Noun

teta f

1. aunt

Further reading

• teta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• teta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Either from West Proto-Germanic *titta (English tit, Dutch tiet, German Zitze) or either an expressive formation identical to it. Compare Portuguese teta, Spanish teta, French tette.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteta̝/

Noun

teta f (plural tetas)

1. A mammary gland, teat.
2. (chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
   • 1300, R. Martínez López (ed.), General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV., page 218:

     Quem creyria que Abraã averia fillo emçima de sua velleçe, de sua moller Sarra, et ella sééndo outrosi vella queo criaria aas suas tetas?

     Who would have believed that Abraham would have a son in spite of his age and that of his wife Sarah, and she being also old that she would feed her son with her breasts?

References

• “teta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “teta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “teta” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “teta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Noun

teta m, f (invariable)

1. Greek letter theta, θ

Anagrams

• atte, tate

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta, “theta”).

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese teta, from Proto-Germanic *titta (compare Spanish teta, French tette), or less likely Ancient Greek τίτθη (títthē). Alternatively, an expressive formation.

Noun

teta f (Cyrillic spelling тета)

1. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛta/

Noun

teta f (genitive singular tety, nominative plural tety, genitive plural tiet, declension pattern of žena)

1. aunt (a parent's sister)

Further reading

• teta in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ̀ːta/
• Tonal orthography: téta

Noun

têta f (genitive tête, nominative plural tête)

1. aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)

Etymology

Perhaps an expressive formation or from Proto-Germanic *titta, cf. also Ancient Greek τίτθη (títthē). Compare Portuguese teta, French tette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteta/

Noun

teta f (plural tetas)

1. breast
2. nipple

Verb

-teta (infinitive kuteta)

1. to oppose, contradict

Etymology

From Late Latin titta, titia; compare Italian tetta.

Noun

teta f (plural tete)

1. breast, tit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *teetädäk.

Etymology 2

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “знать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika