alteia

See also: altéia

Portuguese

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)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛj.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛj.a/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈtɐj.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈte.ɐ/ [aɫˈte.ɐ]

Hyphenation: al‧tei‧a

Noun

alteia f (plural alteias)

althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow

See also

malvaísco, malvavisco

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtej.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈteɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtej.a/ [aʊ̯ˈteɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈtɐj.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈte.ɐ/ [aɫˈte.ɐ]

Hyphenation: al‧tei‧a

Verb

alteia

inflection of altear:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronoun

alteia

genitive/dative feminine singular of altul