teika

teika

1. Rōmaji transcription of ていか

From the same stem as the verb teikt (“to say”) (q.v.). Dialectally and originally the meaning was “saying, talk.” The current meaning (corresponding to German Sage, Russian предание (predanije)) appeared in the 1860's, perhaps under the influence of A. Kronvalds.

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teika f (4th declension)

1. legend, tale (traditional folk narrative combining the real and the fantastic; the respective genre)

   latviešu tautas teika ― a Latvian folk tale, legend

   teika par Dundagas pili ― the legend of the Dundaga castle

   teika par Lāčplēsi ― the legend of Lāčplēsis (the Bear-Slayer)

   vietu teikas ― local legends, tales

   stāstīt teikas ― to tell legends, tales

   sena teika stāsta, ka Sjerraleone (tulkojumā “Lauvu kalni”) dabūjusi savu nosaukumu no portugāļu jūras braucējiem ― an old legend says that Sierra Leone (literally “Lion Mountains”) obtained its name from Portuguese sailors

• pasaka

• teicējs, teicēja
• teikums