tae

See also: tåe, t̪æ, t-ae, tæ, and -tae

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑeˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑe
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧e

Etymology 1

From taata ‎ -e.

Noun

tae

1. guarantee

Declension

Inflection of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		tae	takeet
genitive		takeen	takeiden takeitten
partitive		taetta	takeita
illative		takeeseen	takeisiin takeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tae	takeet
accusative	nom.	tae	takeet
	gen.	takeen
genitive		takeen	takeiden takeitten
partitive		taetta	takeita
inessive		takeessa	takeissa
elative		takeesta	takeista
illative		takeeseen	takeisiin takeihin
adessive		takeella	takeilla
ablative		takeelta	takeilta
allative		takeelle	takeille
essive		takeena	takeina
translative		takeeksi	takeiksi
abessive		takeetta	takeitta
instructive		—	takein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative takeeni takeeni accusative nom. takeeni takeeni gen. takeeni genitive takeeni takeideni takeitteni partitive taettani takeitani inessive takeessani takeissani elative takeestani takeistani illative takeeseeni takeisiini takeihini adessive takeellani takeillani ablative takeeltani takeiltani allative takeelleni takeilleni essive takeenani takeinani translative takeekseni takeikseni abessive takeettani takeittani instructive — — comitative — takeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative takeesi takeesi accusative nom. takeesi takeesi gen. takeesi genitive takeesi takeidesi takeittesi partitive taettasi takeitasi inessive takeessasi takeissasi elative takeestasi takeistasi illative takeeseesi takeisiisi takeihisi adessive takeellasi takeillasi ablative takeeltasi takeiltasi allative takeellesi takeillesi essive takeenasi takeinasi translative takeeksesi takeiksesi abessive takeettasi takeittasi instructive — — comitative — takeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative takeemme takeemme accusative nom. takeemme takeemme gen. takeemme genitive takeemme takeidemme takeittemme partitive taettamme takeitamme inessive takeessamme takeissamme elative takeestamme takeistamme illative takeeseemme takeisiimme takeihimme adessive takeellamme takeillamme ablative takeeltamme takeiltamme allative takeellemme takeillemme essive takeenamme takeinamme translative takeeksemme takeiksemme abessive takeettamme takeittamme instructive — — comitative — takeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative takeenne takeenne accusative nom. takeenne takeenne gen. takeenne genitive takeenne takeidenne takeittenne partitive taettanne takeitanne inessive takeessanne takeissanne elative takeestanne takeistanne illative takeeseenne takeisiinne takeihinne adessive takeellanne takeillanne ablative takeeltanne takeiltanne allative takeellenne takeillenne essive takeenanne takeinanne translative takeeksenne takeiksenne abessive takeettanne takeittanne instructive — — comitative — takeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative takeensa takeensa accusative nom. takeensa takeensa gen. takeensa genitive takeensa takeidensa takeittensa partitive taettaan taettansa takeitaan takeitansa inessive takeessaan takeessansa takeissaan takeissansa elative takeestaan takeestansa takeistaan takeistansa illative takeeseensa takeisiinsa takeihinsa adessive takeellaan takeellansa takeillaan takeillansa ablative takeeltaan takeeltansa takeiltaan takeiltansa allative takeelleen takeellensa takeilleen takeillensa essive takeenaan takeenansa takeinaan takeinansa translative takeekseen takeeksensa takeikseen takeiksensa abessive takeettaan takeettansa takeittaan takeittansa instructive — — comitative — takeineen takeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• syyntakeinen

 

Related terms

• takaaja
• takaus

Further reading

• “1. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From takoa ‎ -e.

Noun

tae

1. Something made of wrought iron, a forged object.

Declension

Inflection of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		tae	takeet
genitive		takeen	takeiden takeitten
partitive		taetta	takeita
illative		takeeseen	takeisiin takeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tae	takeet
accusative	nom.	tae	takeet
	gen.	takeen
genitive		takeen	takeiden takeitten
partitive		taetta	takeita
inessive		takeessa	takeissa
elative		takeesta	takeista
illative		takeeseen	takeisiin takeihin
adessive		takeella	takeilla
ablative		takeelta	takeilta
allative		takeelle	takeille
essive		takeena	takeina
translative		takeeksi	takeiksi
abessive		takeetta	takeitta
instructive		—	takein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative takeeni takeeni accusative nom. takeeni takeeni gen. takeeni genitive takeeni takeideni takeitteni partitive taettani takeitani inessive takeessani takeissani elative takeestani takeistani illative takeeseeni takeisiini takeihini adessive takeellani takeillani ablative takeeltani takeiltani allative takeelleni takeilleni essive takeenani takeinani translative takeekseni takeikseni abessive takeettani takeittani instructive — — comitative — takeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative takeesi takeesi accusative nom. takeesi takeesi gen. takeesi genitive takeesi takeidesi takeittesi partitive taettasi takeitasi inessive takeessasi takeissasi elative takeestasi takeistasi illative takeeseesi takeisiisi takeihisi adessive takeellasi takeillasi ablative takeeltasi takeiltasi allative takeellesi takeillesi essive takeenasi takeinasi translative takeeksesi takeiksesi abessive takeettasi takeittasi instructive — — comitative — takeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative takeemme takeemme accusative nom. takeemme takeemme gen. takeemme genitive takeemme takeidemme takeittemme partitive taettamme takeitamme inessive takeessamme takeissamme elative takeestamme takeistamme illative takeeseemme takeisiimme takeihimme adessive takeellamme takeillamme ablative takeeltamme takeiltamme allative takeellemme takeillemme essive takeenamme takeinamme translative takeeksemme takeiksemme abessive takeettamme takeittamme instructive — — comitative — takeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative takeenne takeenne accusative nom. takeenne takeenne gen. takeenne genitive takeenne takeidenne takeittenne partitive taettanne takeitanne inessive takeessanne takeissanne elative takeestanne takeistanne illative takeeseenne takeisiinne takeihinne adessive takeellanne takeillanne ablative takeeltanne takeiltanne allative takeellenne takeillenne essive takeenanne takeinanne translative takeeksenne takeiksenne abessive takeettanne takeittanne instructive — — comitative — takeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative takeensa takeensa accusative nom. takeensa takeensa gen. takeensa genitive takeensa takeidensa takeittensa partitive taettaan taettansa takeitaan takeitansa inessive takeessaan takeessansa takeissaan takeissansa elative takeestaan takeestansa takeistaan takeistansa illative takeeseensa takeisiinsa takeihinsa adessive takeellaan takeellansa takeillaan takeillansa ablative takeeltaan takeeltansa takeiltaan takeiltansa allative takeelleen takeellensa takeilleen takeillensa essive takeenaan takeenansa takeinaan takeinansa translative takeekseen takeeksensa takeikseen takeiksensa abessive takeettaan takeettansa takeittaan takeittansa instructive — — comitative — takeineen takeinensa

Synonyms

• taos

Derived terms

compounds

• hienotae
• karkeistae
• omintakeinen

 

See also

• takorauta

Further reading

• “2. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• -eta, ETA, Tea

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tadëh. Cognates include Finnish tade and Ludian tadeh.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑe/, [ˈtɑe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑe/, [ˈtɑe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑe
• Hyphenation: ta‧e

Noun

tae

1. manure

Declension

Declension of tae (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	tae	tatteet
genitive	tatteen	tattein
partitive	taetta	tatteita
illative	tatteesse	tatteisse
inessive	tattees	tatteis
elative	tatteest	tatteist
allative	tatteelle	tatteille
adessive	tatteel	tatteil
ablative	tatteelt	tatteilt
translative	tatteeks	tatteiks
essive	tatteenna, tatteen	tatteinna, tattein
exessive1)	tatteent	tatteint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Soikkola declension of tae (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	tae	tattehet, tatteet
genitive	tattehen	tattehiin
partitive	taetta, taeht	tattehia
illative	tattehesse	tattehisse
inessive	tattehees	tattehiis
elative	tattehest	tattehist
allative	tattehelle	tattehille
adessive	tatteheel	tattehiil
ablative	tattehelt	tattehilt
translative	tatteheks	tattehiks
essive	tattehennä, tatteheen	tattehinnä, tattehiin
exessive1)	tattehent	tattehint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Synonyms

• valo

Derived terms

• taehanko
• taekoorma
• taemytty
• taetoin
• taevesi

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 64
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 565

Irish

Etymology

From English tea, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeː/

Noun

tae m or f (genitive singular tae, nominative plural taenna)

1. tea

Declension

Declension of tae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tae taenna Vocative a thae a thaenna Genitive tae taenna Dative tae taenna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tae na taenna Genitive an tae na dtaenna Dative leis an tae don tae leis na taenna

Derived terms

• am tae (“tea-time”)
• bean tae (“tea lady”)
• boiscín tae (“tea-caddy”)
• bord tae (“tea-table”)
• cáca tae (“tea-cake”)
• cáicín tae (“tea-cake”)
• ceannaí tae (“tea-merchant”)
• cléibhín tae (“tea-basket”)
• cófra tae (“tea-chest”)
• cóisir tae (“tea-party”)
• corcán tae (“tea-pot”)
• cupán tae (“tea-cup”)
• curadóir tae (“tea-planter”)
• duilleog tae (“tea-leaf”)
• foireann tae (“tea-service”)
• garraí tae (“tea-garden”)
• insilteoir tae (“tea-infuser”)
• mála tae (“tea bag”)
• planda tae (“tea-plant”)
• plandáil tae (“tea-garden”)
• púic tae (“tea-cosy”)
• rós tae (“tea-rose”)
• scagaire tae (“tea-strainer”)
• scaraoid tae (“tea-cloth”)
• sos tae (“tea break”)
• tae an chnoic (“heart's-ease”)
• tae beag (“afternoon tea”)
• tae dubh (“black tea”)
• tae fíogadáin (“camomile-tea”)
• tae geal (“white tea”)
• tae maide (“heart's-ease”)
• tae na ngarraithe (“self-heal”)
• taebhosca (“tea-caddy”)
• taechoire (“tea-urn”)
• taeghairdín (“tea-garden”)
• taeghréithe (“tea-things”)
• taephota (“tea-pot”)
• taerós (“tea-rose”)
• taespúnóg (“tea-spoon”)
• teach tae (“tea-shop”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tae	thae	dtae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tae”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tae”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Japanese

Romanization

tae

1. Rōmaji transcription of たえ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔə/ [ˈtaː.ʔɨ]
• Rhymes: -aʔə
• Syllabification: ta‧e

Noun

táë

1. a small bench

Derived terms

• taen

 

See also

• siin

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “táe”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[4] (in English and Kankanaey), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 443

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe, from Proto-Oceanic *taqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqay. Compare Fijian de, Tongan taʻe and Hawaiian kae.

Noun

tae

1. excrement

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include English to, too and West Frisian ta.

Alternative forms

• t', ta, te, teh, ti, tee, 'e, teu, toie, tu, tü, tö

Pronunciation

• (preposition, stressed) IPA^(key): [tɪ]
• (preposition, unstressed) IPA^(key): [t(ə)]
• (adverb) IPA^(key): [teː]

Preposition

tae

1. to, towards
2. to (infinitive marker)
   • 1993, Irvine Welsh, “Kicking”, in Trainspotting:

     Ah tried tae keep ma attention oan the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

     I tried to keep my attention on the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

Adverb

tae (not comparable)

1. too, also, as well
2. too, too much
3. to

Conjunction

tae

1. till, until

Etymology 2

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā. Cognates include English toe and Faroese tá.

Alternative forms

• tee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teː]

Noun

tae (plural taes)

1. (anatomy) toe
2. (golf) toe

Verb

tae (third-person singular simple present taes, present participle taein, simple past taet, past participle taet)

1. (golf) to toe

Etymology 3

From Middle Scots ta, from Middle English to, shortening of tone.

Alternative forms

• t'ay, t'aye, tey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teː]

Determiner

tae

1. the one (of two)

   Antonym: tither

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tae

1. Alternative form of tak

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tae (plural taes or teaze)

1. Alternative form of tie

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of dey

Etymology 7

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of taid

Etymology 8

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of tea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tai — uncommon
• tay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• taye — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Ilocano takki, Malagasy tay, Malay tahi, Palauan dach, and Samoan tae.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔe/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɛ] (noun, interjection)

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    • Rhymes: -aʔe
  • IPA^(key): /taˈʔe/ [t̪ɐˈʔɛ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: ta‧e

Noun

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. feces; excrement; dung

   Synonyms: (euphemistic) dumi, (colloquial) oo, (slang) jebs, (slang) ebak, (childish) pupu, (gay slang) erna, (of fowl) ipot

2. defecation; moving of one's bowels

   Synonyms: pagtae, pagdumi, (euphemistic) pananabi, (colloquial) pag-oo

3. (vulgar, offensive) shit; objectionable person

Derived terms

• magtae
• matae
• pagtae
• pagtatae
• sumbang-tae
• taeng kalapati
• taeng-babasi
• taeng-baboy
• taeng-bakal
• taeng-bituin
• taeng-ngipin
• taihan
• tumae

 

See also

• aa
• tawag ng kalikasan

 

Interjection

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. (vulgar) expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: shit!

   Synonym: shet

See also

• taena

 

Adjective

taé (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. prone to frequent defecation (of a person)

Further reading

• “tae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[5] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• ate, Ate