tela

Inherited from Old Catalan tela, from Latin tēla.


tela

(anatomy) A thin, web-like structure or membrane.

Learned borrowing from Latin tēla (“web”). Doublet of toile.


tela

one of the logs or other (round) pieces of wood placed under something, such as a boat or a pile of firewood, to keep it from directly touching the ground

(by extension) a place where something is left or stored (usually in adessive, ablative or allative plural)

roller (one of a set of round logs used to help move a large object by rolling it over the logs)

roller, cylinder (rotating cylindrical part of a machine)

track; ellipsis of telaketju (“caterpillar track”).

platen (part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made)

platen, carriage (part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression)

tela (nominative singular)
telat (nominative plural)
tela (accusative nominative singular)
telat (accusative nominative plural)
telan (accusative genitive singular)
telat (accusative genitive plural)
telan (genitive singular)
telojen (genitive plural)
telain (genitive plural rare)
telaa (partitive singular)
teloja (partitive plural)
telassa (inessive singular)
teloissa (inessive plural)
telasta (elative singular)
teloista (elative plural)
telaan (illative singular)
teloihin (illative plural)
telalla (adessive singular)
teloilla (adessive plural)
telalta (ablative singular)
teloilta (ablative plural)
telalle (allative singular)
teloille (allative plural)
telana (essive singular)
teloina (essive plural)
telaksi (singular translative)
teloiksi (plural translative)
telatta (abessive singular)
teloitta (abessive plural)
teloin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
telani (nominative singular)
telani (nominative plural)
telani (accusative nominative singular)
telani (accusative nominative plural)
telani (accusative genitive singular)
telani (accusative genitive plural)
telani (genitive singular)
telojeni (genitive plural)
telaini (genitive plural rare)
telaani (partitive singular)
telojani (partitive plural)
telassani (inessive singular)
teloissani (inessive plural)
telastani (elative singular)
teloistani (elative plural)
telaani (illative singular)
teloihini (illative plural)
telallani (adessive singular)
teloillani (adessive plural)
telaltani (ablative singular)
teloiltani (ablative plural)
telalleni (allative singular)
teloilleni (allative plural)
telanani (essive singular)
teloinani (essive plural)
telakseni (singular translative)
teloikseni (plural translative)
telattani (abessive singular)
teloittani (abessive plural)
teloineni (comitative plural)
telasi (nominative singular)
telasi (nominative plural)
telasi (accusative nominative singular)
telasi (accusative nominative plural)
telasi (accusative genitive singular)
telasi (accusative genitive plural)
telasi (genitive singular)
telojesi (genitive plural)
telaisi (genitive plural rare)
telaasi (partitive singular)
telojasi (partitive plural)
telassasi (inessive singular)
teloissasi (inessive plural)
telastasi (elative singular)
teloistasi (elative plural)
telaasi (illative singular)
teloihisi (illative plural)
telallasi (adessive singular)
teloillasi (adessive plural)
telaltasi (ablative singular)
teloiltasi (ablative plural)
telallesi (allative singular)
teloillesi (allative plural)
telanasi (essive singular)
teloinasi (essive plural)
telaksesi (singular translative)
teloiksesi (plural translative)
telattasi (abessive singular)
teloittasi (abessive plural)
teloinesi (comitative plural)
telamme (nominative singular)
telamme (nominative plural)
telamme (accusative nominative singular)
telamme (accusative nominative plural)
telamme (accusative genitive singular)
telamme (accusative genitive plural)
telamme (genitive singular)
telojemme (genitive plural)
telaimme (genitive plural rare)
telaamme (partitive singular)
telojamme (partitive plural)
telassamme (inessive singular)
teloissamme (inessive plural)
telastamme (elative singular)
teloistamme (elative plural)
telaamme (illative singular)
teloihimme (illative plural)
telallamme (adessive singular)
teloillamme (adessive plural)
telaltamme (ablative singular)
teloiltamme (ablative plural)
telallemme (allative singular)
teloillemme (allative plural)
telanamme (essive singular)
teloinamme (essive plural)
telaksemme (singular translative)
teloiksemme (plural translative)
telattamme (abessive singular)
teloittamme (abessive plural)
teloinemme (comitative plural)
telanne (nominative singular)
telanne (nominative plural)
telanne (accusative nominative singular)
telanne (accusative nominative plural)
telanne (accusative genitive singular)
telanne (accusative genitive plural)
telanne (genitive singular)
telojenne (genitive plural)
telainne (genitive plural rare)
telaanne (partitive singular)
telojanne (partitive plural)
telassanne (inessive singular)
teloissanne (inessive plural)
telastanne (elative singular)
teloistanne (elative plural)
telaanne (illative singular)
teloihinne (illative plural)
telallanne (adessive singular)
teloillanne (adessive plural)
telaltanne (ablative singular)
teloiltanne (ablative plural)
telallenne (allative singular)
teloillenne (allative plural)
telananne (essive singular)
teloinanne (essive plural)
telaksenne (singular translative)
teloiksenne (plural translative)
telattanne (abessive singular)
teloittanne (abessive plural)
teloinenne (comitative plural)
telansa (nominative singular)
telansa (nominative plural)
telansa (accusative nominative singular)
telansa (accusative nominative plural)
telansa (accusative genitive singular)
telansa (accusative genitive plural)
telansa (genitive singular)
telojensa (genitive plural)
telainsa (genitive plural rare)
telaansa (partitive singular)
telojaan (partitive plural)
telojansa (partitive plural)
telassaan (inessive singular)
telassansa (inessive singular)
teloissaan (inessive plural)
teloissansa (inessive plural)
telastaan (elative singular)
telastansa (elative singular)
teloistaan (elative plural)
teloistansa (elative plural)
telaansa (illative singular)
teloihinsa (illative plural)
telallaan (adessive singular)
telallansa (adessive singular)
teloillaan (adessive plural)
teloillansa (adessive plural)
telaltaan (ablative singular)
telaltansa (ablative singular)
teloiltaan (ablative plural)
teloiltansa (ablative plural)
telalleen (allative singular)
telallensa (allative singular)
teloilleen (allative plural)
teloillensa (allative plural)
telanaan (essive singular)
telanansa (essive singular)
teloinaan (essive plural)
teloinansa (essive plural)
telakseen (singular translative)
telaksensa (singular translative)
teloikseen (plural translative)
teloiksensa (plural translative)
telattaan (abessive singular)
telattansa (abessive singular)
teloittaan (abessive plural)
teloittansa (abessive plural)
teloineen (comitative plural)
teloinensa (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *tëla (compare Ingrian tela, Karelian tela, Veps tela), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þelą. Doublet of teli.


tela

ha-noun

tēlà m (plural tēlōlī, possessed form tēlàn)

tēlà (canonical masculine)
tēlōlī (plural)
tēlàn (possessed-form)


tela

He keiti tela.


tela

ship cradle (structure used to hold a ship or boat on dry land)

tela (nominative singular)
telat (nominative plural)
telan (genitive singular)
telloin (genitive plural)
tellaa (partitive singular)
teloja (partitive plural)
tellaa (illative singular)
telloi (illative plural)
telas (inessive singular)
telois (inessive plural)
telast (elative singular)
teloist (elative plural)
telalle (allative singular)
teloille (allative plural)
telal (adessive singular)
teloil (adessive plural)
telalt (ablative singular)
teloilt (ablative plural)
telaks (singular translative)
teloiks (plural translative)
telanna (essive singular)
tellaan (essive singular)
teloinna (essive plural)
telloin (essive plural)
telant (exessive singular)
teloint (exessive plural)

From Proto-Finnic *tëla. Cognates include Finnish tela and Veps tela.


tela

… atque illī stēllātus iaspide fulvā
ēnsis erat, Tyriōque ārdēbat mūrice laena
dēmissa ex umerīs, dīves quae mūnera Dīdō
fēcerat, et tenuī tēlās discrēverat aurō.
And [Mercury saw] that [Aeneas’s] sword was starred with tawny jasper, and a cloak ablaze with Tyrian purple hung from his shoulders – splendid gifts which Dido had made – and its warp-threads were highlighted with thin gold.

29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.261–264

warp (threads that run lengthwise in a loom)

et tamen assiduīs exercet brāchia tēlīs

And yet she keeps her arms busy at the looms,
and so prepares armor (having been) set against the threats of winter.

la-noun

tēla f (genitive tēlae); first declension

tēla (canonical feminine)
tēlae (genitive)
tēla (nominative singular)
tēlae (nominative plural)
tēlae (genitive singular)
tēlārum (genitive plural)
tēlae (dative singular)
tēlīs (dative plural)
tēlam (accusative singular)
tēlās (accusative plural)
tēlā (ablative singular)
tēlīs (ablative plural)
tēla (singular vocative)
tēlae (plural vocative)

Balkan Romance:

Aromanian: tearã

Romanian: teară

Dalmatian:

tial

Italo-Romance:

Italian: tela

Neapolitan: tela

Sicilian: tila

Padanian:

Emilian: teira, teila, tela

Friulian: tele

Ligurian: tèia, tèira

Lombard: tila, téla, téra

Piedmontese: tèila, tèira, tàira, tèlia

Venetan: teła, tela

Northern Gallo-Romance:

desc

Franco-Provençal: têla, téila, têlya, taela, taelya

Old French: teile, toile

French: toile

Southern Gallo-Romance:

Aragonese: tela

Catalan: tela

Old Occitan: tela

Occitan: tela

Auvergnat: tiala, tiara, tala

Limousin: tiala

Vivaro-Alpine: tièla, tièra, tiara

Ibero-Romance:

Asturian: tela

Galician: tea

Portuguese: teia

Spanish: tela

Borrowings:

→ English: tela

→ Portuguese: tela

Inherited from Proto-Italic *tekslā, formed to the root of texō (“I weave”).


tela

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tēlum

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tela

teala (alternative)
teola (alternative)
telo (alternative)
tiolo (alternative)


tela

telaṃ (nominative singular)
telāni (nominative plural)
telaṃ (accusative singular)
telāni (accusative plural)
telena (instrumental singular)
telehi (instrumental plural)
telebhi (instrumental plural)
telassa (dative singular)
telāya (dative singular)
telatthaṃ (dative singular)
telānaṃ (dative plural)
telasmā (ablative singular)
telamhā (ablative singular)
telā (ablative singular)
telehi (ablative plural)
telebhi (ablative plural)
telassa (genitive singular)
telānaṃ (genitive plural)
telasmiṃ (locative singular)
telamhi (locative singular)
tele (locative singular)
telesu (locative plural)
tela (singular vocative)
telāni (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit तैल (tailá), itself from Sanskrit तिल (tila), cognate with Pali tila (“sesame”)


tela

canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)

(by extension) painting (an illustration or artwork using paint)

screen (viewing area of a movie, slide presentation, etc.)

(Brazil) screen (viewing area of electronic output devices)

Borrowed from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of inherited teia (“web”).


tela

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of telar:
second-person singular imperative


tela

(textiles, Sutsilvan) material, textile, canvas

telas (plural)
taila (alternative Rumantsch-Grischun Vallander)
teila (alternative Surmiran Sursilvan)


tela

this much, this many; as many as; as much as


tela

(clothing) cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers)

Limpiar el garaje es mucha tela.

(colloquial) difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties)

(colloquial, without article, followed by "de") plenty; shedload

Inherited from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla.


tela

Es un chico tela de gracioso.

(Spain, colloquial) loads; lots; a shedload; extremely


tela

trailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another)

tela class IX (canonical)
tela class X (plural)


tela

Borrowed from Spanish tela, from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla.


tela

Given by Hayami-Allen to be from Portuguese [Term?].


tela

(textiles) A piece of starched cloth placed between the main fabric and the lining for support; interlining.

head

tela (definite accusative telayı, plural telalar)

telayı (accusative definite)
telalar (plural)
tela (nominative singular)
telalar (nominative plural)
telayı (accusative definite singular)
telaları (accusative definite plural)
telaya (dative singular)
telalara (dative plural)
telada (locative singular)
telalarda (locative plural)
teladan (ablative singular)
telalardan (ablative plural)
telanın (genitive singular)
telaların (genitive plural)
telam (first-person nominative singular)
telalarım (first-person nominative singular)
telan (nominative second-person singular)
telaların (nominative second-person singular)
telası (nominative singular third-person)
telaları (nominative singular third-person)
telamız (first-person nominative plural)
telalarımız (first-person nominative plural)
telanız (nominative plural second-person)
telalarınız (nominative plural second-person)
telaları (nominative plural third-person)
telamı (accusative definite first-person singular)
telalarımı (accusative definite first-person singular)
telanı (accusative definite second-person singular)
telalarını (accusative definite second-person singular)
telasını (accusative definite singular third-person)
telalarını (accusative definite singular third-person)
telamızı (accusative definite first-person plural)
telalarımızı (accusative definite first-person plural)
telanızı (accusative definite plural second-person)
telalarınızı (accusative definite plural second-person)
telalarını (accusative definite plural third-person)
telama (dative first-person singular)
telalarıma (dative first-person singular)
telana (dative second-person singular)
telalarına (dative second-person singular)
telasına (dative singular third-person)
telalarına (dative singular third-person)
telamıza (dative first-person plural)
telalarımıza (dative first-person plural)
telanıza (dative plural second-person)
telalarınıza (dative plural second-person)
telalarına (dative plural third-person)
telamda (first-person locative singular)
telalarımda (first-person locative singular)
telanda (locative second-person singular)
telalarında (locative second-person singular)
telasında (locative singular third-person)
telalarında (locative singular third-person)
telamızda (first-person locative plural)
telalarımızda (first-person locative plural)
telanızda (locative plural second-person)
telalarınızda (locative plural second-person)
telalarında (locative plural third-person)
telamdan (ablative first-person singular)
telalarımdan (ablative first-person singular)
telandan (ablative second-person singular)
telalarından (ablative second-person singular)
telasından (ablative singular third-person)
telalarından (ablative singular third-person)
telamızdan (ablative first-person plural)
telalarımızdan (ablative first-person plural)
telanızdan (ablative plural second-person)
telalarınızdan (ablative plural second-person)
telalarından (ablative plural third-person)
telamın (first-person genitive singular)
telalarımın (first-person genitive singular)
telanın (genitive second-person singular)
telalarının (genitive second-person singular)
telasının (genitive singular third-person)
telalarının (genitive singular third-person)
telamızın (first-person genitive plural)
telalarımızın (first-person genitive plural)
telanızın (genitive plural second-person)
telalarınızın (genitive plural second-person)
telalarının (genitive plural third-person)


tela

tela (nominative singular)
telad (nominative plural)
telan (accusative singular)
telad (accusative plural)
telan (genitive singular)
teloiden (genitive plural)
telad (partitive singular)
teloid (partitive plural)
telan (essive-instructive singular)
teloin (essive-instructive plural)
telaks (singular translative)
teloikš (plural translative)
telas (inessive singular)
teloiš (inessive plural)
telaspäi (elative singular)
teloišpäi (elative plural)
telaha (illative singular)
telha (illative singular)
teloihe (illative plural)
telal (adessive singular)
teloil (adessive plural)
telalpäi (ablative singular)
teloilpäi (ablative plural)
telale (allative singular)
teloile (allative plural)
telata (abessive singular)
teloita (abessive plural)
telanke (comitative singular)
teloidenke (comitative plural)
teladme (prolative singular)
teloidme (plural prolative)
telanno (approximative approximative-i singular)
teloidenno (approximative approximative-i plural)
telannoks (approximative approximative-ii singular)
teloidennoks (approximative approximative-ii plural)
telannopäi (egressive singular)
teloidennopäi (egressive plural)
telahasai (singular terminative terminative-i)
telhasai (singular terminative terminative-i)
teloihesai (plural terminative terminative-i)
telalesai (singular terminative terminative-ii)
teloilesai (plural terminative terminative-ii)
telassai (singular terminative terminative-iii)
telahapäi (additive additive-i singular)
telhapäi (additive additive-i singular)
teloihepäi (additive additive-i plural)
telalepäi (additive additive-ii singular)
teloilepäi (additive additive-ii plural)

From Proto-Finnic *tëla, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þelą. Cognates include Finnish tela.