alteia
See also: altéia and altêia
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtɛj.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtɛj.a/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈtɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈtɐj.ɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈte.ɐ/ [aɫˈte.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧tei‧a
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Alternative forms
- altéia (pre-1990 spelling)
- altheia (obsolete)
Noun
alteia f (plural alteias)
- althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow
See also
- malvaísco, malvavisco
Alternative forms
- altêia (obsolete)
Verb
alteia
- inflection of altear:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Pronoun
alteia
- genitive/dative feminine singular of altul