thea

== Latin == === Etymology === Derived from Hokkien 茶 (tê) through Old Malay teh. The ⟨th⟩ is a faux-Greek spelling. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰe.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛː.a] === Noun === thea f (genitive theae); first declension (New Latin) tea ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Latin: herba thea (“herb tea”) → Polish: herbata, arbata (Poznań, Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Bory Tucholskie, Near Masovian, Płock Voivodeship, Kuyavia)→ Belarusian: гарба́та (harbáta)→ Kashubian: arbata, rabata, erbata, rebata→ Lithuanian: arbata→ Samogitian: erbeta→ Ukrainian: герба́та (herbáta) === References === Licoppe, Guy; Deraedt, Francisca (2002) Calepinus novus, Belgium: Fundatio Melissa