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Translingual
Symbol
te
( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code for Telugu .
English
Etymology 1
Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become ti ; the vowel was then changed to 'e' to signify a flattened note.
Pronunciation
Noun
te (plural tes )
( music ) In solfège , the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta .
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
te (plural tes )
The name of the unspecified script letter Т / т .
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch te .
Pronunciation
Adverb
te
indicating excess: too
Preposition
te
modifying an infinitive verb: to
located at , in
Äiwoo
Verb
te
to see
References
Ross, M., & Næss, Å. (2007 ) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics , volume 46 , number 2 . Cited in: "Äiwoo " in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R. , & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics . Evolutionary Bioinformatics , 4:271–283.
Akan
Pronunciation
Verb
te
to understand , perceive
to hear
References
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *te-k(u) , from Proto-Indo-European *to- ( “ it ” ) . Governs the nominative determinative, due to its relatively recent use as a preposition and its origin as a shortened form of Albanian *te-k(u) .
Preposition
te (+ nominative )
at
Unë jam te pijetorja. I'm at the bar.
to
të duash ndokënd. to love someone.
( with a human referent ) at ( someone's ) place
Jemi te unë. We're at my place.
Synonyms
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin te . Akin to Spanish te and French te .
Pronoun
te
Second-person singular dative, accusative and prepositional pronoun ; you
Usage notes
Takes the form t' before verbs beginning with vowel sounds.
See also
Aragonese personal pronouns
The forms shown in the table are the most widespread ones. Some varieties use different forms:
nusotros /as (Ansotano, Cheso, Somontanos) and nusaltros /as (Benasquese and Belsetán).
usté (s) (Benasquese), ustet (z) (Ansotano), vustet (z) (Tensino, Somontanos)
vusotros /as (Ansotano, Cheso, Somontanos) and vusaltros /as (Benasquese and Belsetán).
ell (s) (Benasquese) and er (s) (Belsetán).
era (s) (Belsetán).
mos (Ribagorçan). Before third-person pronouns and the adverbial pronoun en the contracted form mo' is used.
li (s) (Cheso, Tensino).
el (Ribagorçan). The contracted form l' is used before verbs beginning with vowel sounds and 'l after pronouns ending in vowels and no ( “ no, not ” ) .
es , els (Ribagorçan). These forms are contracted to 's and 'ls after pronouns ending in vowels and no ( “ no, not ” ) .
The contracted forms are used before verbs beginning with vowel sounds.
In Ribagorçan the contracted form to' is used before third-person pronouns and the adverbial pronoun en .
References
“te ”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin tē , from tū .
Pronoun
te
you (second-person singular direct pronoun)
you (second-person singular indirect pronoun)
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
te inan
tea
Etymology 2
Noun
te inan
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Declension
Declension of te (inanimate, ending in vowel)
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) a , be , ze , de , e , efe , ge , hatxe , i , jota , ka , ele , eme , ene , eñe , o , pe , ku , erre , ese , te , u , uve , uve bikoitz , ixa , i greko , zeta
Blagar
Noun
te
wood , tree
References
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ti , from Proto-Celtic *tū , from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ . Cognate to Welsh ti .
Pronoun
te
you (singular)
Catalan
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Noun
te f (plural tes )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Etymology 2
From Latin tē (accusative of tū ).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te (enclitic , contracted 't , proclitic et , contracted proclitic t' )
you , thee (direct or indirect object)
yourself (reflexive pronoun)
Usage notes
-te is the full (plena ) form of the pronoun. It is normally used after verbs ending with a consonant or ⟨u⟩, or between some adverbs/pronouns and a verb. In some varieties of Catalan (Balearic/Valencian) it can also occur in sentence-initial position.
Puc ajudar-te ? ― Can I help you?
Mou-te ! ― Move!
Declension
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject
weak (direct object)
weak (indirect object)
possessive
singular
proclitic
enclitic
proclitic
enclitic
1st person
jo , mi 3
em , m’
-me , ’m
em , m’
-me , ’m
meu
1st person majestic 1
nós
ens
-nos , ’ns
ens
-nos , ’ns
nostre
2nd person
tu
et , t’
-te , ’t
et , t’
-te , ’t
teu
2nd person formal 1
vós
us
-vos , -us
us
-vos , -us
vostre
2nd person very formal 2
vostè
el , l’
-lo , ’l
li
-li
seu
3rd person masculine
ell
el , l’
-lo , ’l
li
-li
seu
3rd person feminine
ella
la , l’ 4
-la
li
-li
seu
3rd person neuter
ho
-ho
li
-li
seu
3rd person reflexive
si
es , s’
-se , ’s
es , s’
-se , ’s
seu
plural
1st person
nosaltres
ens
-nos , ’ns
ens
-nos , ’ns
nostre
2nd person
vosaltres
us
-vos , -us
us
-vos , -us
vostre
2nd person formal 2
vostès
els
-los , ’ls
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person masculine
ells
els
-los , ’ls
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person feminine
elles
les
-les
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person reflexive
si
es , s’
-se , ’s
es , s’
-se , ’s
seu
adverbial
ablative /genitive
en , n’
-ne , ’n
locative
hi
-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural.2) Behaves grammatically as third person.
3) Only as object of a preposition.4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.
Etymology 3
Originally from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
te m (plural tes )
a tea plant (Camellia sinensis )
tea ; the product made from the leaves of the tea plant
tea ; a light afternoon meal at which tea is commonly served
Derived terms
Further reading
Classical Nahuatl
Pronoun
te
Alternative spelling of teh
Coatepec Nahuatl
Noun
te
stone
Cornish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *ti , from Proto-Celtic *tū , from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ .
Pronoun
te
you ( informal second person singular pronoun ) , thou , thee
Etymology 2
From English tea from Dutch thee
Noun
te m (plural teow )
tea
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
te
( informal ) Combined form of to + je
See also
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin tū .
Pronoun
te
( second-person singular pronoun ) you , thou
See also
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch thee , from Hokkien 茶 ( tê , “ tea ” ) , compare English tea , German Tee , French thé .
the ( unofficial since 1872, but still common )
Noun
te c (singular definite teen , plural indefinite teer )
tea ( plant ) (Camellia sinensis )
tea ( the dried leaves from the tea plant, also parts from other plants )
( uncountable ) tea ( a beverage made from tea leaves, also similar beverages made from other plants )
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tjá , from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną ( “ to show ” ) , cognate with Icelandic tjá , Faroese tíggja , Swedish te , German zeihen ( “ to accuse ” ) . The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ( “ to show ” ) , which is also the source of Latin dīcō ( “ to say ” ) , Ancient Greek δείκνυμι ( deíknumi , “ to show ” ) .
Verb
te (present tense ter , past tense teede , past participle teet )
( reflexive ) behave
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
Deg Xinag
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ .
Pronunciation
Noun
te
water
References
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch te , from Old Dutch te , ti , from Proto-Germanic *ta .
Pronunciation
Adverb
te
too ( indicating excess )
Te veel is nooit goed! ― Too much is never good!
Te gek! ― Far out! (literally, “Too crazy! ”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Preposition
te
( modifying an infinitive verb ) to
Er is iets te eten there is something to eat
Het is te doen it is doable, it can be done
located at , in , on
Te Amsterdamin Amsterdam.
En zo rijden we te paard and so we ride on horseback.
Derived terms
Descendants
Jersey Dutch: te
Negerhollands: toe
Article
te
( archaic ) in idiom; a form of the definite article de
Usage notes
This preposition used to govern the dative case. It also fused with the dative forms of the definite article:
( at, in ) : ter = te + der for feminine singular.
( at, in ) : ten = te + den in all other cases.
Combinations with the nominative form of the article, like *te het or *te de have never become part of the language. The collapse of the inflection system and the related demise of the distinction between masculine and feminine gender (for most speakers) has pushed this preposition into partial disuse. It does however occur in a fair number of idiomatic expressions, often with fossilized case endings, e.g.:
te elfder ure. ― at the eleventh hour
te eigen bate ― for one's own profit
(Elfder , ure and bate are dative forms of elfde , uur and baat respectively.)
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tek .
Pronoun
te (short form of teie )
you ( plural and polite form )
Declension
See also
Ewe
Noun
te
paternal aunt
yam
Preposition
te
under
Verb
te
to compact
to compress
to sting
to swell
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese te , from Latin tē .
Pronoun
te
Second person singular dative and accusative pronoun ; you
Usage notes
Takes the form -ti when suffixed to an impersonal verb form.
See also
References
Valeš, Miroslav (2021 ) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web) , 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022 , →ISBN
Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
te n (genitive singular tes , plural te )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Declension
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) bókstavur ; a / fyrra a , á , be , de , edd , e , eff , ge , há , i / fyrra i , í / fyrra í , jodd , ká , ell , emm , enn , o , ó , pe , err , ess , te , u , ú , ve , seinna i , seinna í , seinna a , ø
Etymology 2
Originally from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) , from Middle Chinese , from Old Chinese , ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la ( “ leaf, tea ” ) .
Noun
te n (genitive singular tes , uncountable )
tea
Declension
Derived terms
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tek , from Proto-Uralic *te . The word is inflected as plural, but there is no plural marker in the nominative, except in dialects (tet ).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te
( personal ) you ( second-person plural; when addressing many persons or when addressing politely or formally one person )
Usage notes
Depending on the context, the pronoun can sometimes be omitted in written language if the text remains fluent – the pronoun is in spoken language practically always used (compare the usage of sinä ( “ you sg ” ) ).
When addressing one person politely or formally, it is recommended to capitalize the pronoun in writing: Te .
When addressing only one person (even politely), the active past participle must be in the singular in the compound forms that use it (e.g. negative, perfect, pluperfect forms):
Te ette ollut täällä silloin. ( negative past indicative ) ― You were not here at that time.
Te olette ollut täällä silloin. ( affirmative present perfect indicative ) ― You have been here at that time.
Te ette ole ollut täällä silloin. ( negative present perfect indicative ) ― You have not been here at that time.
Te olisitte ollut täällä silloin. ( affirmative present perfect conditional ) ― You would have been here at that time.
Te ette olisi ollut täällä silloin. ( negative present perfect conditional ) ― You would have not been here at that time.
Te lienette ollut täällä silloin. ( affirmative present perfect potential ) ― You have probably been here at that time.
Te ette liene ollut täällä silloin. ( negative present perfect potential ) ― You haven't probably been here at that time.
Te olitte ollut täällä silloin. ( affirmative past perfect indicative ) ― You had been here at that time.
Te ette ollut ollut täällä silloin. ( negative past perfect indicative; note the duplicate ollut ) ― You had not been here at that time.
Declension
Irregular (inflectional stem tei- , as if in the plural). The comitative and instructive forms don't exist; the abessive is hardly used.
In addition to the standard set of cases, te and other personal pronouns have a specific accusative form, teidät .
See this appendix for information on the dialectal variants of te .
Synonyms
tet ( dialectal )
työ ( dialectal )
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tū .
Pronoun
te (prevocalic t' , postpositive -tu ) ( ORB, broad )
you ( second-person singular nominative )
See also
Franco-Provençal personal pronouns
singular
nominative
accusative
dative
tonic1
possessive2
1st person
jo
mè
min
2nd person
te
tè
tin
3rd person masculine
il
lo / le
lui
sin
3rd person feminine
el
la
lyé
3rd person neuter
o
y
—
3rd person reflexive
—
sè
plural
nominative
accusative
dative
tonic1
possessive2
1st person
nos
noutro
2nd person
vos
voutro
3rd person masculine
ils
los / les
lor
lor
3rd person feminine
els
les
lor / lyés
3rd person reflexive
—
sè
1 Disjunctive or object of a preposition.
2 Generally preceded by a definite article.
References
tu in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
te in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Etymology
From Middle French te , from Old French te , from Latin tē , (accusative of tū ), from Proto-Indo-European *twé , *te , accusative of *túh₂ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te
( direct object ) you
Il te cite souvent. ― He often quotes you.
( indirect object ) you
Il te donne le livre. ― He gives you the book.
( reflexive pronoun ) yourself
Tu te souviens d’elle. ― You remember her. (literally, “You remind yourself of her. ”)
French personal pronouns
1 Also used as the first person plural.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.
Further reading
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
Noun
te f (plural tes )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun
te
inflection of ti :
accusative
reflexive
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French été ( “ been ” ) .
Adverb
te
Indicates the past or pluperfect tense .
Etymology 2
From French thé ( “ tea ” ) , from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) .
Noun
te
tea
Hawaiian
Article
te
Niʻihau form of ke ( “ the ” )
Hungarian
Etymology
From the same Proto-Uralic root *tinä as e.g. Finnish sinä , Erzya тон ( ton ) ,[ 1] Eastern Mari тый ( tyj ) and Komi-Zyrian тэ ( te ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te
( personal ) you ( second-person singular, nominative, informal form )
Declension
Derived terms
Note: In all these forms, te is optional and only serves for emphasis.
See also
References
Further reading
( you ) : te in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
( stressing the plural addressee ) : te in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Hunsrik
Article
te ( Wiesemann spelling )
Alternative spelling of de
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) (Amoy dialect ).
Pronunciation
Noun
te n (genitive singular tes , no plural )
tea
Declension
Declension of te (sg-only neuter )
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
From t + -e .
Pronunciation
Noun
te (plural te-i )
The name of the Latin script letter T /t .
See also
(Latin script letter names ) litero ; a , be , ce , che , de , e , fe , ge , he , i , je , ke , le , me , ne , o , pe , que , re , se , she , te , u , ve , we , xe , ye , ze (Category: io:Latin letter names )
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch tee .
Pronunciation
Noun
tè
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Synonyms
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) huruf ; a , be , ce , de , e , ef , ge , ha , i , je , ka , el , em , en , o , pe , ki , er , es , te , u , ve , we , eks , ye , zet
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish té ( “ hot ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
te (genitive singular masculine te , genitive singular feminine te , plural teo , comparative teo or teocha )
hot , warm
pungent
ardent , hot-tempered ; vehement , hotfoot
affectionate
comfortable ( of circumstances )
Declension
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “té, te ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry ] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 108 , page 59
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 388 , page 129
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tē , from tū .
Pronunciation
( clitic ) IPA (key ) : /te/
( disjunctive ) IPA (key ) : /ˈte/ *
Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: té
Pronoun
te
( disjunctive, emphatic ) you
Pronoun
te
( clitic ) Alternative form of ti
Usage notes
Used when followed by a third-person direct object clitic (lo , la , li , le , or ne ).
See also
Italian personal pronouns
Number
Person
Gender
Nominative
Reflexive
Accusative
Dative
Combined
Disjunctive
Locative
Partitive
Singular
first
—
io
mi , m' , -mi
me
me
—
second
—
tu
ti , t' , -ti
te
te
third
m
lui
si 2 , s' , -si
lo , l' , -lo
gli , -gli
glie , se 2
lui , sé
ci , c' ,vi , v' ( formal )
ne , n'
f
lei , Lei 1
la , La 1 , l' , L' 1 , -la , -La 1
le 3 , Le 1 , -le 3 , -Le 1
lei , Lei 1 , sé
Plural
first
—
noi
ci , c' , -ci
ce
noi
—
second
—
voi , Voi 4
vi , Vi 4 , v' , V' 4 , -vi , -Vi 4
ve
voi , Voi 4
third
m
loro , Loro 1
si , s' , -si
li , Li 1 , -li , -Li 1
gli , -gli , loro ( formal ) ,Loro 1
glie , se
loro , Loro 1 , sé
ci , c' ,vi , v' ( formal )
ne , n'
f
le , Le 1 , -le , -Le 1
1
Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.
2
Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3
Often replaced by gli , -gli in informal language.
4
Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous ).
Further reading
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
te
The hiragana syllable て ( te ) or the katakana syllable テ ( te ) in Hepburn romanization.
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit तद् ( tád ) , from Proto-Indo-European *tód .
Pronoun
te
they , them ( absent from speaker ) ( 3rd-person plural personal pronoun )
Coordinate terms
See also
Kalasha personal pronouns
Kholosi
Etymology
Cognate with Sindhi تي ( te ) , Punjabi 'ਤੇ ( 'te ) .
Postposition
te
to
References
Rezaei, Tahereh (2020 ) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran , Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization
Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records kute as an equivalent of English throw in the “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.[ 1]
Pronunciation
Verb
te (infinitive gũte )
to throw away
tũ te ag a ― we (usually) throw away
See also
References
Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu , p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
Ladin
Preposition
te
in , into
Derived terms
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
tē f (indeclinable )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Coordinate terms
(Latin-script letter names ) littera ; ā , bē , cē , dē , ē , ef , gē , hā / *acca , ī , kā , el , em , en , ō , pē , kū , er , es , tē , ū , ix / īx / ex , ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon , zēta
References
te in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
te in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
te in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press , 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies ), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *twé , *te , accusative of *túh₂ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronoun
tē
accusative / ablative singular of tū
Descendants
Aromanian: ti
Asturian: te
Catalan: te
Franco-Provençal: tè
French: te , toi
Friulian: ti
Galician: te , che
Istriot: tèi , te
Italian: te , ti
Mozarabic: ت ( t ) , תי ( ty )
Portuguese: te
Romanian: te
Sicilian: ti
Spanish: te
Latvian
Pronunciation
Adverb
te
here
Conjunction
te
now ..., now ...
te šur, te tur ― now here, now there
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian te . The interjection is identical to Ancient Greek τῆ ( tê , “ here!, take this! ” ) , which Beekes derives from Proto-Indo-European *teh₁ , the instrumental neuter singular form of *tód .[ 1] Compare Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 ( biþē , “ while ” ) , 𐌳𐌿𐌸𐌴 ( duþē , “ therefore ” ) , Tocharian A ca- , Tocharian B ce ( “ demonstrative pronoun ” ) < *tē ,[ 2] and possibly Old Armenian թէ ( tʻē , “ that ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /tʲɛ/
Particle
tè
( with third person ) may , let ( used to indicate the optative mood )
Šì naktìs tè niẽkad nesibaĩgia . - May this night never end.
Interjection
tè
( with object cases ) here you go , take this ( when giving something to someone )
Tè táu pinigų̃ – pir̃k tù sáu laũko kókį sklypẽlį . ― Here, have some money, go buy yourself a piece of land.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010 ) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10 ), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Albert J. van Windekens (1979 ) Le tokharien confronté avec les autres langues indoeuropéennes. Vol. I. La phonétique et le vocabulaire . Louvain, page 249
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Determiner
te
nominative / accusative plural of ten
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tè .
Pronunciation
Noun
te m (plural tejiet )
tea
Manchu
Romanization
te
Romanization of ᡨᡝ
Mandarin
Romanization
te (te5 / te0 , Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄜ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 脦
Romanization
te
Nonstandard spelling of tē .
Nonstandard spelling of tè .
Nonstandard spelling of tê̄ .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Compare Hawaiian ka ( “ the ” ) . Resemblance to English the is incidental, but might have been reinforced by it.
Article
te sg (plural ngā )
the
2006 , Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters , page 208 :Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori. The language is the life principle of Maori mana
Determiner
te sg (plural ngā )
Referring to a whole class of things or people designated by the noun that follows.
Kī tonu te wharenui i te tamariki. The meeting house was full of children.
Mr , mister , sir ( capitalised )
Kei Te Wharehuia, tēnei te mihi atu mō tō āwhina mai. Wharehuia sir , thank you most sincerely for your help.
Used in front of another verb following a stative.
Kua oti i a au tāku pukapuka te tuhi. I have finished writing my book.
Used in front of another verb following taea .
Ka taea e ia tēnei waiata te whakamāori. She will be able to interpret this song.
Used before the names for the days of the week.
Ā te Rātapu mātou haere ai ki Poihākena. We go to Sydney on Saturday.
Sometimes used before numbers with a following noun.
I tāwāhi a Pita mō te rima tau. Peter was overseas for five years.
Used before ordinal numbers including those using tua- .
I piki a Tāne-nui-a-rangi ki te tuangahuru mā rua o ngā rangi. Tāne-nui-a-rangi climbed to the twelfth realm.
See also
he (for "a/an" and "some")
References
“te ” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index , 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN .
Meriam
Noun
te
mouth
door
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch te , from Proto-Germanic *ta .
Pronunciation
Preposition
te
at , in ( a place )
to , towards
at, during ( a time )
for ( the purpose of )
in accordance with
with , from ( a means, such as language )
( with gerund ) to, for
Descendants
Adverb
te
very , particularly
too , to an excessive degree
Descendants
Further reading
“te (I) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“te (II) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “te (I) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page I
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “te (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page II
Middle English
Pronoun
te
Alternative form of þe ( “ thee ” )
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French te .
Pronoun
te
you , second-person singular object pronoun
to you, second-person singular indirect object pronoun
Synonyms
( second-person singular object and indirect object pronoun ) : toy ( with verbs in the imperative )
( second-person singular object and indirect object pronoun ) : vous ( used as a mark of formality or respect )
Descendants
Mohawk
Particle
te
used with iah to negate a sentence
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin tē .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te
you (singular familiar, accusative or dative or reflexive or prepositional)
Coordinate terms
Number
Person
Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Reflexive
Possessive
Prepositional
singular
first-person
io (i' )
me
mìo , mìa , mieje , meje
me , méne
second-person, familiar
tu
te
tùjo , tòja , tùoje , tòje
te , téne
second-person, formal
vuje
ve
vuósto , vósta , vuóste , vóste
vuje
third-person, masculine
ìsso
'o , 'u (lo , lu )
'i , 'e (li , le )
se
sùjo , sòja , sùoje , sòje
ìsso
third-person, feminine
éssa
'a (la )
'e (le )
éssa
plural
first-person
nuje
ce
nuósto , nòsta , nuóste , nòste
nuje
second-person, plural
vuje
ve
vuósto , vòsta , vuóste , vòste
vuje
third-person, masculine
ìsse
'i , 'e (li , le )
llòro
se
llòro (invariable )
llòro
third-person, feminine
llòro
'e (le )
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch thee .
Noun
te m (definite singular teen )
tea
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tjá .
Verb
te (imperative te , present tense ter , passive tes , simple past tedde , past participle tedd , present participle teende )
( reflexive ) to behave
References
“te” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch thee .
Noun
te m (definite singular teen )
tea
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tjá .
Verb
te (present tense ter , past tense tedde , past participle tedd or tett , passive infinitive teast , present participle teande , imperative te )
( reflexive ) to behave
Etymology 3
From Old Norse til .
Preposition
te
( dialectal , Trøndelag , Østlandet) Alternative form of til
References
“te” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
te f (plural tes )
tee ( the letter t, T )
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ta ( “ to ” ) .
Pronunciation
Preposition
te
to
Heom te cwæþ ( He said to him ) Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 21.
Ālēfed te habbanne ( Allowed to have ) Swt. 445, 30: 50.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tē .
Pronoun
te
you (second-person singular direct object pronoun)
to you (second-person singular indirect object pronoun)
yourself (second-person singular direct object reflexive pronoun)
to yourself (second-person singular indirect object reflexive pronoun)
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀢𑁂 ( Brahmi script ) ते ( Devanagari script ) তে ( Bengali script ) තෙ ( Sinhalese script ) တေ ( Burmese script ) เต ( Thai script ) ᨲᩮ ( Tai Tham script ) ເຕ ( Lao script ) តេ ( Khmer script ) 𑄖𑄬 ( Chakma script )
Adjective
te
masculine nominative / accusative plural of ta ( “ that ” )
Pronoun
te
nominative / accusative plural of ta ( “ they ” )
instrumental / dative / genitive singular of tvaṃ ( “ you ” )
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese até .
Adjective
te
until , till , up to , up until
Phuthi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Conjunction
té
just , only , however
Relative
-té
naked
Inflection
Polish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te m
nonvirile nominative / accusative plural of ten
Pronoun
te f
nominative / accusative plural of ta
Pronoun
te n
nominative / accusative plural of to
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese te , from Latin tē (accusative of tū ), from Proto-Indo-European *twé , *te , accusative of *túh₂ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te
( object pronoun ) you (singular)
Vem comigo; levar-te -ei a casa. (formal) Vem comigo, vou te levar pra casa. (informal) Come with me; I will take you home.
particle of spontaneity, when it indicates that there was spontaneity in the action by its agent.
Vais-te muito cedo. You are leaving too soon.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:te .
See also
Rapa Nui
Article
te (pl te mau )
the ( the definite article )
Romani
Conjunction
te
if
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin tē (accusative of tū ), from Proto-Indo-European *twé , *te , accusative of *túh₂ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
te (unstressed accusative and reflexive form of tu )
( direct object ) you
( reflexive pronoun ) yourself
Derived terms
See also
Romansch
( Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran ) té
( Puter, Vallader ) tè
Noun
te m
( Sursilvan ) tea
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Pronoun
te (Cyrillic spelling те )
of you (clitic genitive singular of tȋ ( “ you ” ) )
you (clitic accusative singular of tȋ ( “ you ” ) )
feminine nominative plural of taj : those (= one )
Tko su te žene? ― Who are those women?
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *ta . Compare Ukrainian та ( ta ) .
Conjunction
te (Cyrillic spelling те )
and (following a cause; lit. and thereby , and thus )
Poskliznuo sam se te pao. I slipped and fell.
and , and then (before the last thing in order of mention or occurrence)
U posljednjih godinu dana bio sam u Beogradu, Zagrebu, Sarajevu te Podgorici. In the past year, I have been to Belgrade, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Podgorica.
Obukao sam se, izašao iz kuće, zaključao vrata te otišao na posao. I got dressed up, got out of the house, locked the door and then went to work.
( Croatia ) now (chiefly used in stock phrases)
Problemi gdje god pogledaš! Te tu, te tamo! Problems, wherever you look! Now here, now there!
Sicilian
Etymology
Borrowed from French thé , from Dutch thee , from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /tɛ/ ( Standard )
Hyphenation: te
Noun
te m
tea
Derived terms
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
te f (plural tes )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Etymology 2
From Latin tē (accusative of tū ), from Proto-Indo-European *twé , *te , accusative of *túh₂ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronoun
te
dative of tú : to you, for you
Te voy a hacer tus calzones...."La Cucaracha"
I’m going to make your britches
accusative of tú : you
( reflexive pronoun ) yourself
See also
Spanish personal pronouns
Not used with con ; conmigo , contigo , and consigo are used instead, respectively
Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
If le or les precedes lo , la , los , or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije )
Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
Used primarily in Spain
Used only in rare circumstances
Further reading
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From English then .
Conjunction
te
when
1984 , “Nioni”, in Telefôn' mi koe mi koenoe , performed by The Exmo Stars and Boogie :Te yu no man fu tyari akata / yu no mu trobi matukuIf you aren't able to carry a headpad / you shouldn't bother with a basket
Etymology 2
From English till or Dutch te .
Preposition
te
until
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Dutch thee .
Noun
te
tea
Descendants
→ Aukan: te
→ Saramaccan: té
Sumerian
Romanization
te
Romanization of 𒋼
Swedish
en kopp te
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From either French thé or German Tee , ultimately from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) .
Noun
te n
tea ( the tree, its dried leaves and the drink made from them )
dricka en kopp te drink a cup of tea
Låt teet dra i fyra minuter Let the tea steep for four minutes
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish tēa , from Old Norse tjá , from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną , from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- . Cognate of Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 ( gateihan ) , German zeihen , Dutch tijgen .
Verb
te (present ter , preterite tedde , supine tett , imperative te )
( reflexive ) to appear
Och gräshopporna tedde sig såsom hästar, rustade till strid. And the shapes of the locusts like unto horses prepared unto battle (Revelations 9:7)
Conjugation
Etymology 3
Eye dialect spelling of till , for some dialects.
Preposition
te
Synonym of till
Usage notes
Rarely in written form unless imitating speech.
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
te (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒ ) ( colloquial )
Clipping of ate .
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish te , the Spanish name of the letter T /t .
Noun
te (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒ ) ( historical )
the name of the Latin-script letter T /t , in the Abecedario
Synonyms: ( in the Filipino alphabet ) ti , ( in the Abakada alphabet ) ta
Further reading
“te ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tahitian
Article
te (plural sometimes te mau )
the (singular) (definite article)
the (plural) (definite article)
(conversationally) a , an (indefinite article)
References
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *te . Cognates include Hawaiian ke and Samoan le .
Pronunciation
Article
te
Singular definite article ; the
Derived terms
See also
Tokelauan articles
Impersonal
singular
plural
Definite
te
nā
Indefinite
he
ni
Personal
Nominal
Pronominal
Simple
ia
After i /ki
a
a te
After mai
ia te
References
R. Simona, editor (1986 ), Tokelau Dictionary , Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 379
Tongan
Pronunciation
Article
te
the (definite article)
Turkish
Etymology 1
Noun
te
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) harf ; a , be , ce , çe , de , e , fe , ge , yumuşak ge , he , ı , i , je , ke , le , me , ne , o , ö , pe , re , se , şe , te , u , ü , ve , ye , ze
Etymology 2
Noun
te
Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ت
Etymology 3
Adverb
te
Alternative form of ta
Turkmen
Noun
te (definite accusative , plural )
The name of the Latin-script letter T /t .
Tuvaluan
Article
te
the (definite article)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tee .
Noun
te
road , way
Inflection
Derived terms
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “дорога , трасса ”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Volapük
Adverb
te
only , solely , merely
but
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English tea , from Dutch thee , from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) , probably via French thé or English tea .
Pronunciation
Noun
te m (uncountable )
( uncountable ) tea ( drink made with infusion of Camellia sinensis or other leaves )
tea ( main evening meal )
Synonym: swper
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “te ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Makian
Etymology 1
From Malay teh , possibly through Ternate tee , from Hokkien 茶 ( tê ) (Amoy dialect ).
Pronunciation
Noun
te
tea
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Conjunction
te
so ; so that
Synonym: supaya
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours , Pacific linguistics
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong *tæwᶜ ( “ frost ” ) .[ 1]
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Doesn't really resemble any other "frost" word in the area. There is a similarity to Hungarian dér ( “ frost ” ) , which is generally cited by Magyarologists as being of unknown origin. It is worth noting that, in addition to frost being uncommon or even nonexistent in the regions where Hmong-Mien is spoken, the Hmongic term does not seem to exist in Mienic, and that Hmongic populations are distinguished from Mienics by a noticeable presence of a paternal lineage strongly associated with ancient northeastern Chinese and Uralic populations, the latter which Hungarian belongs to. Perhaps these two terms are linked, though the hypothetical timescale of the relationship makes this virtually impossible to verify.”
Pronunciation
Noun
te ( classifier: cov )
frost
References
Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979 ) White Hmong — English Dictionary , SEAP Publications, →ISBN , page 312 .
^ Ratliff, Martha (2010 ) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN , page 283 .
Zia
Noun
te
foot