Tea

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tea"

English

Proper noun

Tea

1. A city in South Dakota.

Anagrams

• eta, æt., -ate, eat, AET, aet, a.e.t., ETA, aet., ate, Até, Atë

Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Dorotea (“Dorothea”). Cognate with Scandinavian and English Thea.

Proper noun

Tea

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Tiia, Tiiu

Faroese

Proper noun

Tea f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Tea: Teuson
• daughter of Tea: Teudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Tea
accusative	Teu
dative	Teu
genitive	Teu

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Dorotea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Te‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Tea

Proper noun

Tea

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Tea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Tea	Teat
genitive		Tean	Teojen
partitive		Teaa	Teoja
illative		Teaan	Teoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tea	Teat
accusative	nom.	Tea	Teat
	gen.	Tean
genitive		Tean	Teojen Teain rare
partitive		Teaa	Teoja
inessive		Teassa	Teoissa
elative		Teasta	Teoista
illative		Teaan	Teoihin
adessive		Tealla	Teoilla
ablative		Tealta	Teoilta
allative		Tealle	Teoille
essive		Teana	Teoina
translative		Teaksi	Teoiksi
abessive		Teatta	Teoitta
instructive		—	Teoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teani Teani accusative nom. Teani Teani gen. Teani genitive Teani Teojeni Teaini rare partitive Teaani Teojani inessive Teassani Teoissani elative Teastani Teoistani illative Teaani Teoihini adessive Teallani Teoillani ablative Tealtani Teoiltani allative Tealleni Teoilleni essive Teanani Teoinani translative Teakseni Teoikseni abessive Teattani Teoittani instructive — — comitative — Teoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teasi Teasi accusative nom. Teasi Teasi gen. Teasi genitive Teasi Teojesi Teaisi rare partitive Teaasi Teojasi inessive Teassasi Teoissasi elative Teastasi Teoistasi illative Teaasi Teoihisi adessive Teallasi Teoillasi ablative Tealtasi Teoiltasi allative Teallesi Teoillesi essive Teanasi Teoinasi translative Teaksesi Teoiksesi abessive Teattasi Teoittasi instructive — — comitative — Teoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teamme Teamme accusative nom. Teamme Teamme gen. Teamme genitive Teamme Teojemme Teaimme rare partitive Teaamme Teojamme inessive Teassamme Teoissamme elative Teastamme Teoistamme illative Teaamme Teoihimme adessive Teallamme Teoillamme ablative Tealtamme Teoiltamme allative Teallemme Teoillemme essive Teanamme Teoinamme translative Teaksemme Teoiksemme abessive Teattamme Teoittamme instructive — — comitative — Teoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teanne Teanne accusative nom. Teanne Teanne gen. Teanne genitive Teanne Teojenne Teainne rare partitive Teaanne Teojanne inessive Teassanne Teoissanne elative Teastanne Teoistanne illative Teaanne Teoihinne adessive Teallanne Teoillanne ablative Tealtanne Teoiltanne allative Teallenne Teoillenne essive Teananne Teoinanne translative Teaksenne Teoiksenne abessive Teattanne Teoittanne instructive — — comitative — Teoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Teansa Teansa accusative nom. Teansa Teansa gen. Teansa genitive Teansa Teojensa Teainsa rare partitive Teaansa Teojaan Teojansa inessive Teassaan Teassansa Teoissaan Teoissansa elative Teastaan Teastansa Teoistaan Teoistansa illative Teaansa Teoihinsa adessive Teallaan Teallansa Teoillaan Teoillansa ablative Tealtaan Tealtansa Teoiltaan Teoiltansa allative Tealleen Teallensa Teoilleen Teoillensa essive Teanaan Teanansa Teoinaan Teoinansa translative Teakseen Teaksensa Teoikseen Teoiksensa abessive Teattaan Teattansa Teoittaan Teoittansa instructive — — comitative — Teoineen Teoinensa

Related terms

• Teija, Tiia

Statistics

• Tea is the 238^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,311 female individuals (and as a middle name to 295 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -eta, ETA, tae

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těa/

Proper noun

Tèa f (Cyrillic spelling Тѐа)

1. a female given name

Further reading

• “Tea”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ́ːa/

Proper noun

Tȇa f

1. a female given name

Further reading

• “Tea”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025