teg
English
Etymology
First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teg (plural tegs)
- (UK, dialect, dated) a sheep (originally a ewe) that is one to two years old
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter 2 is not used by this template.
- (UK, dialect, dated) a doe in its second year
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Numeral
teg
Etymology 2
From the same source as Welsh teg (“fair, pretty”).
Adjective
teg
Faroese
Pronunciation
Pronoun
teg sg
- accusative singular of tú (“you”)
Declension
Faroese personal pronouns
Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra |
Synonyms
- tjeg (dialectal)
Derived terms
- eg elski teg (“I love you”)
Hupdë
Noun
teg
References
- 1979, Barbara J. Moore, Gail L. Franklin, Mary L. Daniel (translator), Breves notícias da língua maku-hupda, Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 11.
Livonian
Pronoun
teg
- nominative plural of sinā
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
tèg
- (non-standard since 1938) imperative of tegja
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
teg n (genitive tige or taige, nominative plural tige)
- Alternative form of tech
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
teg | theg | teg pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tęgъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
tȇg m (Cyrillic spelling те̑г)
- weight (weightlifting)
- weight (block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object)
Declension
Declension of teg
Synonyms
Slavomolisano
Pronunciation
Noun
teg m
- work, employment
- 2010, Rino John Gliosca, “Bonifacio en Amérique”:
- Kada biša mblad, je vaza put e si ga poša Lamèrika. Aje-ka maša po jiška teg, ka teg vude ga ne biša ga.
- When he was young, he set out and went to America. Because he had to look for work, as there was no work here.
- 2010, Rino John Gliosca, “Bonifacio en Amérique”:
Declension
declension of teg (inan series-1a masc cons-stem)
References
- Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish tegher, from Old Norse teigr.
Noun
teg c
- a small farm field, a part of a larger field
Declension
Declension of teg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | teg | tegen | tegar | tegarna |
Genitive | tegs | tegens | tegars | tegarnas |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
teg
- (deprecated template usage) past tense of tiga.
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Cognate with Cornish teg; further etymology unknown.
Pronunciation
Adjective
teg (feminine singular teg, plural teg, equative teced, comparative tecach, superlative tecaf)
Derived terms
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
teg | deg | nheg | theg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Swedish
- English terms derived from Swedish
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛɡ
- Rhymes:English/ɛɡ/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- British English
- English dialectal terms
- English dated terms
- Cornish non-lemma forms
- Cornish mutated numerals
- Cornish hard-mutation forms
- Cornish mixed-mutation forms
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish adjectives
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/eː
- Rhymes:Faroese/eː/1 syllable
- Faroese terms with homophones
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese pronouns
- Hupdë lemmas
- Hupdë nouns
- Livonian non-lemma forms
- Livonian pronoun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish neuter nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Croatian Serbo-Croatian
- Slavomolisano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slavomolisano lemmas
- Slavomolisano nouns
- Slavomolisano masculine nouns
- Slavomolisano terms with quotations
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/eːɡ
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms
- Welsh terms with unknown etymologies
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/eːɡ
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives