"-teca" meaning in Portuguese

See -teca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈtɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈtɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: -tecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē) Latin -thecalbor. Portuguese -teca Learned borrowing from Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, scabbard”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:lbor|la:-theca<ety:uder<grc:θήκη<t:case, scabbard>>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē) Latin -thecalbor. Portuguese -teca [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "case, scabbard", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to put", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "be putting", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰédʰeh₁ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "τίθημι", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θήκη", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-theca", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "-teca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="-teca"> Learned borrowing from Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, scabbard”)., {{ety|pt|:lbor|la:-theca<ety:uder<grc:θήκη<t:case, scabbard>>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē) Latin -thecalbor. Portuguese -teca Learned borrowing from Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, scabbard”). Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} -teca f (noun-forming suffix, plural -tecas)
  1. Used for any kind of collection. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--teca-pt-suffix-YkdorhrB Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 31 29 30 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 27 29 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 26 28 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 11 55 4 21

Inflected forms

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        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
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        "Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
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        "Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛkɐ",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛkɐ/2 syllables"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -teca meaning in Portuguese (4.4kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-teca",
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