teina
See also: teinä and tēina
Italian
Noun
teina f (plural teine)
- theine
- caffeine (when in tea)
Anagrams
- aneti, etani, etnia, natie, tenia
Maori
Noun
teina (irregular plural tēina)
- younger brother of a male
- younger sister of a female
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tainijǭ (“wickerwork; wicker basket”), derived from *tainaz (“rod; twig”). Cognates include Middle English tenel.
Noun
teina f
- basket made of twigs, wicker basket
Declension
Declension of teina (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | teina | teinan | teinur | teinurnar |
| accusative | teinu | teinuna | teinur | teinurnar |
| dative | teinu | teinunni | teinum | teinunum |
| genitive | teinu | teinunnar | teinna | teinnanna |
Related terms
- teinn m (“twig, sprout”)
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: teine f
- Norwegian Bokmål: teine m or f
References
- teina in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press