tea
Plant or beverage made with drive leaves of tea
thea, theae, f
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe.a/, [ˈt̪ʰeä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.a/, [ˈt̪ɛːä]
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | thea |
| Genitive | theae |
| Dative | theae |
| Accusative | theam |
| Ablative | theā |
| Vocative | thea |
Etymology:
- Circa 1650, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).
References:
- "Tee". In: Pons, Pons Langenscheidt GmbH, visited on 23.02.2023
- "thea". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 23.02.2023