teto

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See also: tető and této

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

teto f

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. (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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛtu
  • Hyphenation: te‧to

Noun

teto m (plural tetos)

  1. ceiling (upper surface of room)
  2. ceiling (upper limit of a value)

Etymology 2

Alteration of teta.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -etu
  • Hyphenation: te‧to

Noun

teto m (plural tetos)

  1. tit (projection of mammary gland)
    Synonym: teta

Slovene

Noun

teto

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of teta

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

teto

  1. (transitive) to chop
  2. (transitive) to mince

Conjugation

Conjugation of teto
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toteto foteto miteto
2nd noteto niteto
3rd Masculine oteto iteto, yoteto†
Feminine moteto
Neuter iteto
† - archaic

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

  1. grandfather

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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