tía

See also tia

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈtia]

Noun

tía f (plural tíes)

1. aunt, feminine form of tíu

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Icelandic

Etymology

Formed from the numeral tíu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where tíu is the object in a sentence. Compare nía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʰiːja/

  Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

tía f (genitive singular tíu, plural tíur)

1. ten (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 10)

Declension

declension of tía

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tía	tían	tíur	tíurnar
accusative	tíu	tíuna	tíur	tíurnar
dative	tíu	tíunni	tíum	tíunum
genitive	tíu	tíunnar	tía	tíanna

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈti.a/
• Rhymes: -ia

Noun

tía f (plural tías, masculine singular tío, masculine plural tíos)

1. feminine form of tío aunt; the sister of any of both parents.

   Mi tía es la hermana de mi madre o de mi padre.

   My aunt is my mother's or father's sister.

2. (colloquial, Spain) woman

   ¡Tías buenas!

   Hot chicks!

Usage notes

The noun tío is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

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Vietnamese

Noun

tía

1. dad, father

Synonyms

• thầy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, from 紫

Adjective

tía

1. purple