teto
التعريفات والمعاني
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtɛto]
=== Noun ===
teto f
vocative singular of teta
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta, “the letter Θ”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈteto/
Rhymes: -eto
Syllabification: te‧to
=== Noun ===
teto (accusative singular teton, plural tetoj, accusative plural tetojn)
theta
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese teta (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), either from a West Germanic *titta (English tit, Dutch tiet, German Zitze) or either an expressive formation identical to it. Compare Portuguese teta, Spanish teta, French tette Cf. also Late Latin titta.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtetʊ]
=== Noun ===
teto m (plural tetos)
(anatomy, of animals) nipple
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “teto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “teto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tēctum. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese teito. Cognate of French toit, Galician teito, Italian tetto and Spanish techo.
==== Alternative forms ====
tecto (pre-1990 spelling)
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -ɛtu
Hyphenation: te‧to
==== Noun ====
teto m (plural tetos)
ceiling (upper surface of room)
ceiling (upper limit of a value)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Alteration of teta.
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -etu
Hyphenation: te‧to
==== Noun ====
teto m (plural tetos)
tit (projection of mammary gland)
Synonym: teta
=== Further reading ===
“teto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“teto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Slovene ==
=== Noun ===
teto
accusative/instrumental singular of teta
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Likely from teta (“boob”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈteto/ [ˈt̪e.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eto
Syllabification: te‧to
=== Adjective ===
teto (feminine teta, masculine plural tetos, feminine plural tetas)
(colloquial, Mexico) silly; immature; childishly foolish
=== Noun ===
teto m (plural tetos, feminine teta, feminine plural tetas)
(colloquial, Mexico) a silly, immature person
=== Further reading ===
“teto”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
== Ternate ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈte.to/
=== Verb ===
teto
(transitive) to chop
(transitive) to mince
==== Conjugation ====
==== References ====
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
== West Makian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt̪e.t̪o/
=== Noun ===
teto
grandfather
=== References ===
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics