teko

See also: Teko, tekô, tekö, and teko-

Basque

Noun

teko

1. locative singular of te

Esperanto

Etymology

From Polish teka, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Hyphenation: te‧ko

Noun

teko (accusative singular tekon, plural tekoj, accusative plural tekojn)

1. briefcase (case used for carrying documents)

   Synonym: aktujo

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *teko. Equivalent to tek +‎ -o. Compare teho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteko/, [ˈt̪e̞ko̞]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): te‧ko

Noun

teko

1. act, deed
2. achievement

   Se oli mahtava teko. ― It was a great achievement.

   Synonym: saavutus

3. (in compounds) refers to a deed, especially in a legal context.

   tekopaikka ― the location where an act takes place; crime scene

   tekotapa ― way of doing something, method

   tekoväline ― any object that is used as the means of committing a crime

Declension

Inflection of teko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		teko	teot
genitive		teon	tekojen
partitive		tekoa	tekoja
illative		tekoon	tekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		teko	teot
accusative	nom.	teko	teot
	gen.	teon
genitive		teon	tekojen
partitive		tekoa	tekoja
inessive		teossa	teoissa
elative		teosta	teoista
illative		tekoon	tekoihin
adessive		teolla	teoilla
ablative		teolta	teoilta
allative		teolle	teoille
essive		tekona	tekoina
translative		teoksi	teoiksi
instructive		—	teoin
abessive		teotta	teoitta
comitative		—	tekoineen

Possessive forms of teko (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	tekoni	tekomme
2nd person	tekosi	tekonne
3rd person	tekonsa

Synonyms

• (artificial): keino-

Derived terms

As a modifier teko- can be combined with a large number of nouns and adjectives. Some of the most common combinations are listed below.

• tekohammas
• tekohengitys
• tekojalka
• tekokukka
• tekokuu
• tekokäsi
• tekopaikka
• tekopyhä
• tekosilkki
• tekosilmä
• tekosiveä
• tekosyy
• tekotapa
• tekotimantti
• tekoväline

 

Related terms

• keinotekoinen

Anagrams

• ekto-, keot, keto, koet

Fula

Noun

teko ngo

1. (Pulaar) whooping cough

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.ˈko/

Noun

teko (dependent form reko, third-person possessed form heko)

1. culture, way of life

   Guaraní reko

   Guaraní culture

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 茶鈷／茶钴 (tê-kó͘, têe-kó͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteko]
• Hyphenation: té‧ko

Noun

téko (first-person possessive tekoku, second-person possessive tekomu, third-person possessive tekonya)

1. teapot.

   Synonym: kipsiau

Alternative forms

• tekoan

See also

• teh

Further reading

• “teko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *teko. Cognates include Finnish teko and Estonian tegu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈteko/, [ˈte̞ko̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈteko/, [ˈte̞ɡ̊o̞]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Hyphenation: te‧ko

Noun

teko

1. deed
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:

     Ensimäisees sanomuksees vaaƶnoimpanna assianna ono ken tekköö, toisees sanomuksees vaaƶnoimpanna assianna ono mitä tekköö, a kolmannees teon objekta ono vaaƶnoimpanna assianna.

     In the first sentence the most important issue is who does it, in the second syllable the most important issue is what he does, and in the third one the object of the deed is the most important issue.

Declension

Declension of teko (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	teko	teot
genitive	teon	tekkoin, tekoloin
partitive	tekkoa	tekoja, tekoloja
illative	tekkoo	tekkoi, tekoloihe
inessive	teos	tekois, tekolois
elative	teost	tekoist, tekoloist
allative	teolle	tekoille, tekoloille
adessive	teol	tekoil, tekoloil
ablative	teolt	tekoilt, tekoloilt
translative	teoks	tekoiks, tekoloiks
essive	tekonna, tekkoon	tekoinna, tekoloinna, tekkoin, tekoloin
exessive1)	tekont	tekoint, tekoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• tekosana

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 579

Japanese

Romanization

teko

1. Rōmaji transcription of てこ

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 茶鈷／茶钴 (tê-kó͘, têe-kó͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teko]
• Hyphenation: té‧ko

Noun

téko (informal 1st possessive tekoku, 2nd possessive tekomu, 3rd possessive tekonya)

1. teapot

Mezquital Otomi

Alternative forms

• tenko

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tẽ̀ko/

Noun

tëko

1. woodpecker

References

• Hernández Cruz, Luis; Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎^[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 318

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *teko.

Noun

teko

1. deed

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *teko.

Pronunciation

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈteko/, [ˈteko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Hyphenation: te‧ko

Noun

teko

1. act, deed
2. corvee

Inflection

Declension of teko (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	teko	tegod
genitive	tego	tekoje, tekojõ, tekoi
partitive	tekkoa	tekoitõ, tekoi
illative	tekko, tekkosõ	tekoje, tekojõ, tekoisõ
inessive	tegoz	tekoiz
elative	tegossõ	tekoissõ
allative	tegolõ	tekoilõ
adessive	tegollõ	tekoillõ
ablative	tegoltõ	tekoiltõ
translative	tegossi	tekoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “teko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn