See also: Appendix:Variations of "tea"
English
Proper noun
Tea
- 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
- a female given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Tea f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Tea: Teuson
- daughter of Tea: Teudóttir
Declension
|
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singular
|
| indefinite
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| nominative
|
Tea
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| accusative
|
Teu
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| 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
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Tea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
Tea
|
Teat
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| genitive
|
Tean
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Teojen
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| partitive
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Teaa
|
Teoja
|
| illative
|
Teaan
|
Teoihin
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Tea
|
Teat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Tea
|
Teat
|
| gen.
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Tean
|
| genitive
|
Tean
|
Teojen
Teain rare
|
| partitive
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Teaa
|
Teoja
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| inessive
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Teassa
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Teoissa
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| elative
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Teasta
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Teoista
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| illative
|
Teaan
|
Teoihin
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| adessive
|
Tealla
|
Teoilla
|
| ablative
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Tealta
|
Teoilta
|
| allative
|
Tealle
|
Teoille
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| essive
|
Teana
|
Teoina
|
| translative
|
Teaksi
|
Teoiksi
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| abessive
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Teatta
|
Teoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Teoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Teani
|
Teani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Teani
|
Teani
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| gen.
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Teani
|
| genitive
|
Teani
|
Teojeni
Teaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Teaani
|
Teojani
|
| inessive
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Teassani
|
Teoissani
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| elative
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Teastani
|
Teoistani
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| illative
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Teaani
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Teoihini
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| adessive
|
Teallani
|
Teoillani
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| ablative
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Tealtani
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Teoiltani
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| allative
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Tealleni
|
Teoilleni
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| essive
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Teanani
|
Teoinani
|
| translative
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Teakseni
|
Teoikseni
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| abessive
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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
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Teaasi
|
Teoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Teallasi
|
Teoillasi
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| ablative
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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
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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
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Teastaan
Teastansa
|
Teoistaan
Teoistansa
|
| illative
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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
|
|
Statistics
- Tea is the 236th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,310 female individuals (and as a middle name to 292 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tèa f (Cyrillic spelling Тѐа)
- 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
Proper noun
Tȇa f
- a female given name
Further reading
- “Tea”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025