Thea

See also: thea and Théa

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê). See English tea for more.

Proper noun

Thea f

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – synonym of Camellia.

Hyponyms

(genus): Thea sinensis (tea plant) - type species

Derived terms

References

Camellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Camellia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Camellia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Thea at Tropicos
Thea at Plants of the World Online

English

Etymology

Shortened from Dorothea and Theodora, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεά (theá, “goddess”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθiːə/

Proper noun

Thea

A female given name from Ancient Greek (rather rare in English).

Anagrams

HEAT, eath, haet, hate, heat, heta

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Thea.

Proper noun

Thea

a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Danish

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorothea and Theodora.

Proper noun

Thea

a female given name

Icelandic

Proper noun

Thea f

a female given name

Declension

declension of Thea

	indefinite
f-w1	singular
nominative	Thea
accusative	Theu
dative	Theu
genitive	Theu

Norwegian

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorothea,Theodora, Mathea and Therese.

Proper noun

Thea

a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorotea ,Theodora and Teresia. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1843.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Proper noun

Thea c (genitive Theas)

a female given name

Anagrams

heat, heta

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