tela

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tēla (“web”). Doublet of toile. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːlə/ Rhymes: -iːlə === Noun === tela (plural telas or telae) (anatomy) A thin, web-like structure or membrane. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === teal, tael, et. al, atel-, LATE, late, TEAl, Elta, et al., TEAL, et al, Teal, leat, EATL, ETLA, tale == Annobonese == === Noun === tela land === References === Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith, editors (1994), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction (in Annobonese) John H. McWhorter (2005), Defining Creole (in Annobonese) == Bikol Central == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtela/ [ˈte.l̪a] Hyphenation: te‧la === Noun === tela (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜎ) fabric; textile cloth Synonym: henero fiber/fibre Synonyms: torsido, ilo ==== Related terms ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan tela, from Latin tēla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈtɛ.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈtə.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɛ.la] === Noun === tela f (plural teles) cloth, fabric canvas (cloth on which one may paint) Synonym: llenç ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “tela”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “tela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tëla (compare Ingrian tela, Karelian tela, Veps tela), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þelą. Doublet of teli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtelɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -elɑ Syllabification(key): te‧la Hyphenation(key): te‧la === Noun === tela one of the logs or other (round) pieces of wood placed under something, such as a boat or a pile of firewood, to keep it from directly touching the ground (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?) (by extension) a place where something is left or stored (usually in adessive, ablative or allative plural) roller (one of a set of round logs used to help move a large object by rolling it over the logs) roller, cylinder (rotating cylindrical part of a machine) track; ellipsis of telaketju (“caterpillar track”) platen (part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made) platen, carriage (part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (round log used as support): telapuu ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === alet, laet == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tailor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /téː.là/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [téː.lə̀] === Noun === tēlà m (plural tēlōlī, possessed form tēlàn) tailor == Hawaiian == === Determiner === tela Niʻihau form of kēlā (“that”) ==== Usage notes ==== In Niihau, diacritics are omitted. If one were to use them, the spelling would be tēlā. == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tëla. Cognates include Finnish tela and Veps tela. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtelɑ/, [ˈte̞ɫɑˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtelɑ/, [ˈte̞ɫɑˑ] Rhymes: -elɑ Hyphenation: te‧la === Noun === tela ship cradle (structure used to hold a ship or boat on dry land) ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 580 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin tēla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈte.la/ Rhymes: -ela Hyphenation: té‧la === Noun === tela f (plural tele) cloth Synonyms: stoffa, tessuto canvas curtain (theatre) web ==== Related terms ==== telaio === Anagrams === alte, late, tale == Kongo == === Verb === tela to ripen == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈteː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛː.la] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Italic *tekslā, formed to the root of texō (“I weave”). ==== Noun ==== tēla f (genitive tēlae); first declension web warp (threads that run lengthwise in a loom) loom ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== subtīlis ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== tēla n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tēlum === References === “tela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “tela”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "tela", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “tela”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. “tela”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “tela”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “tela”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 619 == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kongo tela. === Verb === -tela (infinitive kotela) to ripen == Manado Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese telha === Noun === tela brick == Old English == === Alternative forms === teala, telo, teola, tiola, tiolo === Etymology === Equivalent to til (“good”) plus an adverbial suffix -a of uncertain origin (see Campbell 1959, §666). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈte.lɑ/ === Adverb === tela well, rightly completely, thoroughly, certainly happily, prosperously, pleasantly very === Interjection === tela well! good! == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit तैल (tailá), itself from Sanskrit तिल (tila), cognate with Pali tila (“sesame”) === Noun === tela n oil (particularly from sesame) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== telaghaṭa === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlɐ Hyphenation: te‧la === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of teia (“web”). ==== Noun ==== tela f (plural telas, diminutive telinha, augmentative telona or telão m) canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint) (by extension) painting (an illustration or artwork using paint) Synonyms: pintura, quadro screen (viewing area of a movie, slide presentation, etc.) (by extension) cinema Synonym: (Portugal) ecrã (Brazil) screen (viewing area of electronic output devices) Synonym: (Portugal) ecrã (biology) a very thin tissue ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tela inflection of telar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romansch == === Alternative forms === taila (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) teila (Sursilvan, Surmiran) === Etymology === From Latin tēla. === Noun === tela f (plural telas) (textiles, Sutsilvan) material, textile, canvas ==== Derived terms ==== tela filient (“spiderweb”) == Silesian == === Alternative forms === tyla === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish tyle, tele. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.la/ Rhymes: -ɛla Syllabification: te‧la === Numeral === tela this much, this many; as many as; as much as === Further reading === tela in silling.org == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcɛɫa/ === Noun === tela genitive singular of telo == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtela/ [ˈt̪e.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: te‧la === Noun === tela f (plural telas) (clothing) cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers) Synonym: género (colloquial) difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties) (colloquial) cash, dosh (money) Synonyms: pasta, plata (colloquial, without article, followed by "de") plenty; shedload Synonyms: cantidad, mogollón, montón ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === tela (Spain, colloquial) loads; lots; a shedload; extremely Synonyms: mazo, pila, fleje ==== Further reading ==== “tela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trailer. === Noun === tela class IX (plural tela class X) trailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another) trailer (preview of a film) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tela, from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtela/ [ˈt̪ɛː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: te‧la === Noun === tela (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎ) cloth; fabric; textile Synonyms: kayo, damit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Ternate == === Etymology === Given by Hayami-Allen to be from Portuguese [Term?]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈte.la] === Noun === tela maize, corn === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian tela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈla/ Hyphenation: te‧la === Noun === tela (definite accusative telayı, plural telalar) (textiles) A piece of starched cloth placed between the main fabric and the lining for support; interlining. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “tela”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tela”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4704 == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *tëla, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þelą. Cognates include Finnish tela. === Noun === tela roller (cylindrical item placed under a heavy object to move or store it) ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “каток”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika