Tee
See also: TEE, tee, teè, and têe
English
Proper noun
Tee
- An Ogoni language spoken in Nigeria.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Tee terms
Etymology 2
From Hokkien 鄭／郑 (Tīⁿ). Doublet of Chung.
Proper noun
Tee
- A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Usage notes
It can also be an English surname or stage / professional surname.
Anagrams
- EET
Alemannic German
Noun
Tee m (diminutive Teeli)
- Alternative spelling of Thee
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Min Nan 茶 (tê).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teː/, [tʰeː]
- Rhymes: -eː
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Noun
Tee m (strong, genitive Tees, plural Tees)
- tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water)
Declension
Declension of Tee [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tee | die | Tees |
| genitive | eines | des | Tees | der | Tees |
| dative | einem | dem | Tee | den | Tees |
| accusative | einen | den | Tee | die | Tees |
Derived terms
- Algentee
- Beuteltee
- Darjeeling-Tee
- einen im Tee haben
- Früchtetee
- grüner Tee
- Grüntee
- Heiltee
- Kamillentee
- Pfefferminztee
- schwarzer Tee
- Schwarztee
- Teebaum
- Teebeutel
- Teeblatt
- Tee-Ei
- Teegebäck
- Teegeschäft
- Teeglas
- Teehaus
- Teekanne
- Teekessel
- Teekocher
- Teelicht
- Teelöffel
- Teesieb
- Teestube
- Teestunde
- Teetasse
- Teewärmer
- Teewurst
- Teezeit
Descendants
- → German Low German: Tee
- Plautdietsch: Tee
- → Estonian: tee
- → Hunsrik: Tee
- → Lower Sorbian: tej
- → Romansch: te, té, tè
- → Saterland Frisian: Tee
- → Silesian: tyj
- → Slovene: te (dialectal)
- → Silesian German: Tee
- → Vilamovian: tyy
- → Zipser German: Tee
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English tee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiː/, [tʰiː]
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Tee n (strong, genitive Tees, plural Tees)
- (golf) tee
Declension
Declension of Tee [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Tee | die | Tees |
| genitive | eines | des | Tees | der | Tees |
| dative | einem | dem | Tee | den | Tees |
| accusative | ein | das | Tee | die | Tees |
Further reading
- “Tee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Tee” in Duden online
Tee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Tee
Etymology
From German Tee, from Min Nan 茶 (tê).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰeː/
Noun
Tee m (plural Tee)
- maté (hot drink made from the Ilex paraguarensis plant)
- Synonym: Matt
- Vaam-mer en Tee drinke?
- Let's drink some maté?
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From German Tee, from Min Nan 茶 (tê).
Noun
Tee m
- tea
Plautdietsch
Noun
Tee f (plural Teeen)
- toe
Noun
Tee m
- tea
Tagalog
Etymology
From English Tee, from Hokkien 鄭／郑 (Tīⁿ) & 戴 (Tì). Doublet of Ty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti/, [tɪ]
Proper noun
Tee
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
Zipser German
Etymology
From Min Nan 茶 (tê).
Noun
Tee
- tea (drink)
References
- Anton-Joseph Ilk, Zipser Volksgut aus dem Wassertal (1990), page 141