τέιο

Greek

Alternative forms

τέϊον (téïon) — Katharevousa, polytonic

Etymology

Borrowed from French thé. Doublet of τσάι (tsái).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈte.i.o/

Noun

τέιο • (téio) n (plural τέια)

(formal, dated) tea
Synonym: τσάι (tsái)

Declension

declension of τέιο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	τέιο •	τέια •
genitive	τεΐου •, τέιου •	τεΐων •
accusative	τέιο •	τέια •
vocative	τέιο •	τέια •

Derived terms

τεϊομαντεία f (teïomanteía, “tea leaf reading”)
τεϊοποτείο n (teïopoteío, “tea shop”)

References

τέιο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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