Tee
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tee"
English
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 3
Noun
Tee (plural Tees)
- Alternative letter-case form of tee.
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Noun
Tee m (diminutive Teeli)
- alternative spelling of Thee
German
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê), probably through Dutch thee. Attested since the 17th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teː/
- Rhymes: -eː
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Noun
Tee m (strong, genitive Tees, plural (sorts of tea) Tees or (servings of tea) Tee)
- tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water)
Declension
Declension of Tee [masculine, strong]
Alternative forms
- Thee (until early 20th c.)
Derived terms
- Algentee
- Beuteltee
- Darjeeling-Tee
- einen im Tee haben
- Früchtetee
- grüner Tee
- Grüntee
- Heiltee
- in den Tee tun
- Kamillentee
- Pfefferminztee
- schwarzer Tee
- Schwarztee
- Tee-Ei
- Teebaum
- Teebeutel
- Teeblatt
- Teegebäck
- Teegeschäft
- Teeglas
- Teehaus
- Teekanne
- Teekessel
- Teekocher
- Teelicht
- Teelöffel
- Teesieb
- Teestube
- Teestunde
- Teetasse
- Teewärmer
- Teewurst
- Teezeit
Descendants
- → Estonian: tee
- → Hunsrik: Tee
- → Lower Sorbian: tej
- → Romansch: te, té, tè
- → Silesian: tyj
- → Silesian East Central German: Tee
- → Vilamovian: tyy
- → Zipser German: Tee
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Tee n (strong, genitive Tees, plural Tees)
Declension
Declension of Tee [neuter, strong]
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
Etymology
From German Tee, from Hokkien 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
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Tee
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From German Tee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê).
Noun
Tee m
Plautdietsch
Noun
Tee f (plural Teeen)
Noun
Tee m
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Tee, from Hokkien 鄭/郑 (Tīⁿ) and 戴 (Tì). Doublet of Ty.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ti/ [t̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Tee
Proper noun
Tee (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
See also
Zipser German
Etymology
Noun
Tee
- tea (drink)
References
- Anton-Joseph Ilk, Zipser Volksgut aus dem Wassertal (1990), page 141