teia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• teie (e infinitive)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þegja.

Verb

teia (present tense teier; past tense tagde; past participle tagd; passive infinitive tagt; present participle teiande; imperative tei)

1. to become silent
2. to be silent
3. to not tell anyone, to keep secret

   Du teier vel om dette?

   You'll keep this secret, right?

Etymology 2

Spelt tæja until 1938, with a shorter alternative tæ, still part of the official spelling. From Old Norse tæja, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną.

Verb

teia (present tense teier; past tense teidde; past participle teidd; passive infinitive teitt; present participle teiande; imperative tei)

1. to separate, to tare apart, to solve something complicated
2. to pick up
3. to explain

   Teia ut alt saman

   Explain everything

4. to look carefully (for something)

References

• “teie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• teya (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tea, Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Cognate of tela (“canvas; screen”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtej.a/, /ˈtej.ɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɐj.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: tei‧a

Noun

teia f (plural teias)

1. web; spider web
2. (weaving) woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)
3. network (any interconnected group or system)
4. (figuratively, literature) plot (general course of a story)

Synonyms

• (spider web): teia de aranha
• (woof): trama, urdidura
• (network): emaranhado, rede
• (plot): enredo, trama

Derived terms

• teia alimentar
• teia de aranha
• teia de Penélope
• teia trófica

Related terms

• tear
• tecer
• tela