tece

See also tecē

Latvian

Etymology

From tec(ēt} (“to flow”) +‎ -e.

Noun

tece f, 5th declension

1. (chiefly singular) flow, flowing (general process)
2. (of water, river, rain, etc.) flow, stream

   upes tece — river flow

   strauja, rāma tece — quick, calm flow

   lietus teču izvagots uzbērums — rain flow ridged dam, embankment

   upes teces līnija — river flow line

   augštece, augšas tece — upper reaches, course (of a river, canal, etc.)

   lejtece, lejas tece — lower reaches, course (of a river, canal, etc.)

3. leak (undesired flow of liquid caused by loss of hermeticity, e.g., a hole, crack, etc.; the hole or crack that causes it)

   tece degvielas vados — a leak in the fuel (pipe)line

   jumtaugšā ir tece, pa kuru mājā ieplūst ūdens — on the top of the roof there is a leak through which water flows into the house

Declension

declension of tece

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tece	teces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	teci	teces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	teces	teču
dative (datīvs)	tecei	tecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	teci	tecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	tecē	tecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	tece	teces

Derived terms

• augštece, augšas tece
• lejtece, lejas tece
• straujtece
• vidustece

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Portuguese

Verb

tece (infinitive: tecer)

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of tecer
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of tecer