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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
teto f
- vocative singular of teta
Esperanto
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta, “the letter Θ”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teto (accusative singular teton, plural tetoj, accusative plural tetojn)
- theta
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese teta (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), either from a West Germanic *titta (English tit, Dutch tiet, German Zitze) or either an expressive formation identical to it. Compare Portuguese teta, Spanish teta, French tette Cf. also Late Latin titta.
Pronunciation
Noun
teto m (plural tetos)
- (anatomy, of animals) nipple
References
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tēctum. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese teito. Cognate of French toit, Galician teito, Italian tetto and Spanish techo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtu
- Hyphenation: te‧to
Noun
teto m (plural tetos)
- ceiling (upper surface of room)
- ceiling (upper limit of a value)
Etymology 2
Alteration of teta.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -etu
- Hyphenation: te‧to
Noun
teto m (plural tetos)
- tit (projection of mammary gland)
- Synonym: teta
Slovene
Noun
teto
- accusative/instrumental singular of teta
Spanish
Etymology
Likely from teta (“boob”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: te‧to
Adjective
teto (feminine teta, masculine plural tetos, feminine plural tetas)
- (colloquial, Mexico) silly; immature; childishly foolish
Noun
teto m (plural tetos, feminine teta, feminine plural tetas)
- (colloquial, Mexico) a silly, immature person
Further reading
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
teto
- (transitive) to chop
- (transitive) to mince
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Pronunciation
Noun
teto
- grandfather
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics