teto

See also: tető and této

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛto]

Noun

teto f

1. vocative singular of teta

Esperanto

Greek Alphabet

Θθ	Previous:	eto
	Next:	joto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta, “the letter Θ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteto]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: te‧to

Noun

teto (accusative singular teton, plural tetoj, accusative plural tetojn)

1. 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)

1. (anatomy, of animals) nipple

References

• “teto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “teto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛtu
• Hyphenation: te‧to

Noun

teto m (plural tetos)

1. ceiling (upper surface of room)
2. ceiling (upper limit of a value)

Etymology 2

Alteration of teta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.tu/

• Rhymes: -etu
• Hyphenation: te‧to

Noun

teto m (plural tetos)

1. tit (projection of mammary gland)

   Synonym: teta

Slovene

Noun

teto

1. accusative/instrumental singular of teta

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.to/

Verb

teto

1. (transitive) to chop
2. (transitive) to mince

Conjugation

Conjugation of teto
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toteto	foteto	miteto
2nd	noteto	niteto
3rd	Masculine	oteto	iteto, yoteto†
Feminine	moteto
Neuter	iteto
† - archaic

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

1. grandfather

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics