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English
Etymology
Possibly of Brythonic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European but the exact root is unclear, with suggestions including *temH- (“dark”), *temh₁- (“to cut”), and *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”).
Proper noun
Team
- A river in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which flows into the River Tyne. It has other names further upstream in County Durham.
References
- James, Alan G. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society - The Brittonic Language in the Old North.
Anagrams
- maté, META, meat, mate, Tame, meta, Meta, meta-, AEMT, Atem, -mate, tame, ATEM, Tema
German
Etymology
Ca. 1900, from English team. Doublet of Zaum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Team n (strong, genitive Teams, plural Teams)
- (sports) team
- Synonyms: Mannschaft, Truppe
2010, Der Spiegel, number 5/2010, page 101:Ein 20-köpfiges Team von Top-Bergsteigern aus Nepal will sich Ende April auf den Weg in die Gipfelregion des Mount Everest machen […]- A team of 20 top mountain climbers from Nepal wants to head to the summit region of Mount Everest at the end of April,
- (work) team
- group of people working together for a particular project
- Synonym: Arbeitsgruppe
- staff, personnel
- Synonyms: Personal, Belegschaft
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Further reading
- “Team” in Duden online
- “Team” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache