teia

See also: Teia and Téia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• teie (e infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tæɪɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þegja.

Verb

teia (present tense teier, past tense tagde, past participle tagd or 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 tear 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

• “teia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• teya (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtej.a/, /ˈtej.ɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɐj.ɐ/, /ˈtej.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: tei‧a

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of tela (“canvas; screen”).

Noun

teia f (plural s)

1. web; spider web

   Synonym: teia de aranha

   • 1986, Sérgio Godinho (lyrics and music), “Lisboa Que Amanhece”, in Na Vida Real:

     Ao Cais dos Miradoiros / Vão chegando dos bares os navegantes / Amantes / Das teias que o amor e o fumo tecem

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (weaving) woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)

   Synonyms: trama, urdidura

3. network (any interconnected group or system)

   Synonyms: emaranhado, rede

4. (figurative, literature) plot (general course of a story)

   Synonyms: enredo, trama

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• tear
• tecer
• tela

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin tēda, taeda (“torch”).

Noun

teia f (plural s)

1. torch

Synonyms

• (torch): tocha, archote