teina
Italian edit
Noun edit
teina f (plural teine)
Anagrams edit
Maori edit
Noun edit
teina (irregular plural tēina)
- younger brother of a male
- younger sister of a female
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *tainijǭ (“wickerwork; wicker basket”), derived from *tainaz (“rod; twig”). Cognates include Middle English tenel.
Noun edit
teina f
Declension edit
Declension of teina (weak ōn-stem)
Related terms edit
- teinn m (“twig, sprout”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
teina
- inflection of teinn:
References edit
- “teina”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teina f (related adjective teinowy)
- theine (caffeine when present in tea)
Declension edit
Declension of teina
Further reading edit
Teposcolula Mixtec edit
Etymology edit
*te- (“animal”) + Proto-Mixtec *ínà (“dog”). Cf. Alcozauca Mixtec tìnà, Tezoatlán Mixtec ti̱na.
Noun edit
teina
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 166v