teg
English edit
Etymology edit
First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teg (plural tegs)
- (UK, dialect, dated) a sheep (originally a ewe) that is one to two years old
- 1573, Priory of Hexham:
- One Stringor, that brought a tegg from Wresill.
- (UK, dialect, dated) a doe in its second year
Further reading edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams edit
Cornish edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
Numeral edit
teg
Etymology 2 edit
From the same source as Welsh teg (“fair, pretty”).
Adjective edit
teg
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
teg sg
- accusative singular of tú (“you”)
Declension edit
Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra |
Synonyms edit
- tjeg (dialectal)
Derived terms edit
- eg elski teg (“I love you”)
Green Hmong edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vietnamese tay ("hand" or "arm").
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teg
Hupdë edit
Noun edit
teg
References edit
- Barbara J. Moore, Gail L. Franklin (1979) Mary L. Daniel, transl., Breves notícias da língua maku-hupda (in Hupdë), Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 11
Livonian edit
Pronoun edit
teg
- nominative plural of sinā
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
tèg
- (non-standard since 1938) imperative of tegja
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teg n (genitive tige or taige, nominative plural tige)
- Alternative form of tech
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
teg | theg | teg pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęgъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tȇg m (Cyrillic spelling те̑г)
- weight (weightlifting)
- weight (block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Slavomolisano edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teg m
- work, employment
- 2010, Rino John Gliosca, Bonifacio en Amérique:
- Kada biša mblad, je vaza put e si ga poša Lamèrika. Aje-ka maša po jiška teg, ka teg vude ga ne biša ga.
- When he was young, he set out and went to America. Because he had to look for work, as there was no work here.
Declension edit
References edit
- Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish tegher, from Old Norse teigr.
Noun edit
teg c
- a small farm field, a part of a larger field
Declension edit
Declension of teg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | teg | tegen | tegar | tegarna |
Genitive | tegs | tegens | tegars | tegarnas |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
teg
- past indicative of tiga
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Cornish teg and Breton tek. GPC does not reconstruct a proto-form, but it would be Proto-Celtic *tekos, which McManus identifies as also found in Old Irish étig (“ugly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
teg (feminine singular teg, plural teg, equative teced, comparative tecach, superlative tecaf)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- chwarae teg (“fair play”)
- gwynt teg ar ei ôl (“good riddance”)
- tegeirian (“orchid”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
teg | deg | nheg | theg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “teg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies