té
Asturian
Noun
té m (plural tés)
Betawi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 茶 (tê, “tea”). Doublet of sahi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te/
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: té
Noun
té
- tea (the tea plant; Camellia sinensis)
- tea (the dried leaves or buds of the tea plant)
- tea (the drink made by infusing these leaves or buds in hot water)
- Synonym: sahi
Derived terms
- ngeté
Related terms
- liangté
Further reading
- Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “té”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 468
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
té
- inflection of tenir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- inflection of tindre:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛː]
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
Noun
té n (indeclinable)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
té
- singular feminine genitive/dative/locative of ten
Further reading
- “té”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “té”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Emilian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈte/
Pronoun
té
- you (second person singular)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
té m (plural tés)
Further reading
- “té”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ/ [ˈt̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: té
Noun
té m (plural tés)
- tea
- Tomar o té é un costume moi inglés que os británicos trouxeron dende a India.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- the shrub Camellia sinsensis
Related terms
Ghomala'
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e
Verb
té alternate of nté
- to remove
References
- Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
- Gabriel Mba, Les extensions verbales en Ghomala' - Journal of West African Languages XXVI.1 (1996-97)
Gokana
Noun
té
References
- R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic
Hokkien
| For pronunciation and definitions of té – see 貯 (“to put (food) in a container; to ladle out”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 貯). |
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈteː]
- Hyphenation: té
- Rhymes: -teː
Noun
té
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | té | ték |
| accusative | tét | téket |
| dative | tének | téknek |
| instrumental | tével | tékkel |
| causal-final | téért | tékért |
| translative | tévé | tékké |
| terminative | téig | tékig |
| essive-formal | téként | tékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | tében | tékben |
| superessive | tén | téken |
| adessive | ténél | téknél |
| illative | tébe | tékbe |
| sublative | tére | tékre |
| allative | téhez | tékhez |
| elative | téből | tékből |
| delative | téről | tékről |
| ablative | tétől | téktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
téé | téké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
tééi | tékéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | tém | téim |
| 2nd person sing. | téd | téid |
| 3rd person sing. | téje | téi |
| 1st person plural | ténk | téink |
| 2nd person plural | tétek | téitek |
| 3rd person plural | téjük | téik |
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)
Further reading
- té in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰjɛː/
- Rhymes: -ɛː
Etymology 1
Noun
té n (genitive singular té or tés, nominative plural té)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | té | téið | té | téin |
| accusative | té | téið | té | téin |
| dative | té, téi | téinu | téum | téunum |
| genitive | té, tés | tésins | téa | téanna |
Etymology 2
- Per Gerhard Köbler, possibly from Proto-Germanic *tehwō (“order, array”); compare Middle High German zeche.
- Per Íslensk orðsifjabók, more likely from a putative Proto-Germanic *tī̆ha-, from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (“to show, to point out”).
Noun
té n (genitive singular té or tés, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | té | téið |
| accusative | té | téið |
| dative | té, téi | téinu |
| genitive | té, tés | tésins |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
té n (genitive singular tés, nominative plural té)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | té | téið | té | téin |
| accusative | té | téið | té | téin |
| dative | téi | téinu | téum | téunum |
| genitive | tés | tésins | téa | téanna |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲeː/
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- téighe (superseded)
Verb
té
Etymology 2
From Old Irish intí; synchronically analyzable as t- (marker of t-prothesis) + é (“him”).
Pronoun
té
- only used in an té
Etymology 3
Noun
té
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
- Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| té | thé | dté |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “té”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “té”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “té”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Italian
Noun
té
- misspelling of tè
Louisiana Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably inherited from French "étais".”)
Pronunciation
Particle
té
- anterior past tense marker
- To té paʼlé gra. / To te pale gra. ― You spoke with an accent. (literally, “You had spoken thick.”)
- Si mo té koné ça.... ― If I had known that....
- (with stative verbs) simple past tense marker
- No té gin in nòt fiy. ― We had another girl.
- (copulative, past tense) was
- Li té brav. ― He was brave.
Usage notes
- Followed by the long form of two-stem verbs.
Derived terms
- (prevocalic) t'
Muong
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *tɛh; cognate with Vietnamese đẻ.
Verb
té
- (Mường Bi) to give birth to
- (Mường Bi) to birth
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲeː]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from the present participle of Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”) (compare Latin tepēns).
Alternative forms
Adjective
té
- hot, warm (of temperature)
- Synonym: brothach
- lustful, wanton
- warm, comfortable, sheltered (of places)
- warm, fervent (of emotions)
- fierce, keen (of fights, weapons)
Declension
This adjective is one of the very few irregularly inflecting adjectives in Old Irish, when irregular comparatives and superlatives are discounted. té seems to have a unique nt-stem declension, with only two forms attested that fit such a paradigm.
- Nominative plural: téït
- Dative plural: tétib
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
·té
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| té | thé | té pronounced with /dʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “té, te”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te/
Noun
té m
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ/
Preposition
té
Adverb
té (not comparable)
Interjection
té
Romagnol
Noun
té m or f (invariable)
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lètra; a, bé, cé, dé, e, ëffe, ge, àcca / àca, i, i lóng, càpa, ëlle, èmme, ènne, o, pé, cu, ërre, ësse, té, u, vé, dópi vé / dópi vu / vu dópi, ics, i gréc / ìpsilon, zéta
Romansch
Alternative forms
Noun
té m
Scottish Gaelic
Pronoun
té f
- superseded spelling of tè
Spanish
Etymology
From Hokkien 茶 (tê). Doublet of cha. Compare Dutch thee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈte/ [ˈt̪e]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: té
- Homophone: te
Noun
té m (plural tés)
Derived terms
- tecito (diminutive)
- bolsita de té
- cucharada de té
- hoja de té
- pasta de té
- rosa de té
- salón de té
- saquito de té
- té de Aragón
- té de boba
- té de burbujas
- té de burro
- té de Java
- té de la sierra
- té de limón
- té de oolong
- té helado
- té negro
- té oolong
- té verde
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “té”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tetum
Noun
té
Tlingit
Noun
té
Vietnamese
Etymology
Probably an undipthongized form of toé.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (chiefly Southern Vietnam, intransitive) to trip; to fall, to fall over
- to sprinkle
- Synonyms: tát, vẩy
- té nước ― to sprinkle water
See also
- té đái
- té ngã
- té ra
- té re
Anagrams
Walloon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te/
Noun
té m (plural tés)
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te/
Conjunction
té
- and (used between adjectives)