tae

See also:tåe,t̪æ,t-ae,tæ,and-tae

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈtɑeˣ/,[ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes:-ɑe
• Hyphenation^(key):tae

Etymology 1

Fromtaata+‎-e.

Noun

tae

1. guarantee

Declension

Inflectionoftae(Kotustype 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 formsoftae(Kotustype 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”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Fromtakoa+‎-e.

Noun

tae

1. Something made ofwrought iron,aforgedobject.

Declension

Inflectionoftae(Kotustype 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 formsoftae(Kotustype 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”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-01

Anagrams

• -eta,ETA,Tea

Ingrian

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*tadëh.Cognates includeFinnishtadeandLudiantadeh.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tae

1. manure

Declension

Declension oftae(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 *)theaccusativecorresponds with either thegenitive(sg) ornominative(pl) **)thecomitativeis formed by adding the suffix-ka?or-kä?to thegenitive.

Soikkola declension oftae(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 *)theaccusativecorresponds with either thegenitive(sg) ornominative(pl)

Synonyms

• valo

Derived terms

• taehanko
• taekoorma
• taemytty
• taetoin
• taevesi

References

• V. I. Junus (1936)Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[5],Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page64
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja,Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page565

Irish

Etymology

FromEnglishtea,fromDutchthee,fromHokkienTrà(tê)(Amoy dialect), fromOld Chinese,ultimately fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*s-la(“leaf, tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/t̪ˠeː/

Noun

taemorf(genitive singulartae,nominative pluraltaenna)

1. tea

Declension

Declension oftae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tae taenna Vocative athae athaenna Genitive tae taenna Dative tae taenna

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Plural Nominative antae nataenna Genitive antae nadtaenna Dative leis antae dontae leis nataenna

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”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás(1959) “tae”,inEnglish-Irish Dictionary,An Gúm
• “tae”,inNew English-Irish Dictionary,Foras na Gaeilge,2013-2024

Japanese

Romanization

tae

1. Rōmajitranscription 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

• taean

See also

• siin

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “táe”, inA Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco(Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[6],Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos “,→OCLC,page443

Maori

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*taqe(compare withSamoantaeandTongantaʻe),fromProto-Oceanic*taqe(compare withFijiande), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqi(compare withMalaytahi,Tagalogtae).

Noun

tae

1. excrement,filth

   Synonym:tūtae

2. saporgumexcreted from plants
3. refuse,waste,rubbish

   Synonyms:para,maumau

Etymology 2

Likely related to etymology 1 with semantic evolution from "[plant] excretion" or "residue" > "stain" hence broadening to dyes; compare also withMalaytahifor similar patterns.(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tae

1. stain
2. dye,pigment
3. colour

Etymology 3

FromProto-Polynesian*tae( “to reach, to arrive” – compare withTahitiantae“to arrive or reach somewhere”,Samoantaea“to reach to somewhere”,Tongantae“to reach for an object by stretching one's hand” andtatae“to extend the arm to collect; to gather” ).(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tae

1. toarriveat or to somewhere

   Synonym:haere

2. toextendtowards, toreach
3. toproceed

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “tae”,inA Dictionary of the Maori Language,pages414-5
• “tae”in John C. Moorfield,Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index,3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

Samoan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*taqe(compare withTongantaʻe), fromProto-Oceanic*taqe(compare withFijiande), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqi(compare withMalaytahi,Tagalogtae).

Noun

tae

1. excrement

Scots

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishto,fromOld Englishtō,fromProto-Germanic*tō.Cognates includeEnglishto,tooandWest Frisianta.

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”, inTrainspotting:

     Ah triedtaekeep ma attention oan the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

     I triedtokeep my attention on the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

Adverb

tae(notcomparable)

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

Conjunction

tae

1. till,until

Etymology 2

FromMiddle Englishto,fromOld Englishtā,fromProto-West Germanic*taihā.Cognates includeEnglishtoeandFaroesetá.

Alternative forms

• tee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[teː]

Noun

tae(pluraltaes)

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

Verb

tae(third-person singular simple presenttaes,present participletaein,simple pasttaet,past participletaet)

1. (golf)totoe

Etymology 3

FromMiddle Scotsta,fromMiddle Englishto,shortening oftone.

Alternative forms

• t'ay,t'aye,tey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[teː]

Determiner

tae

1. theone(of two)

   Antonym:tither

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

tae

1. Alternative form oftak

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

tae(pluraltaesorteaze)

1. Alternative form oftie

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

tae(pluraltaes)

1. Alternative form ofdey

Etymology 7

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

tae(pluraltaes)

1. Alternative form oftaid

Etymology 8

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Noun

tae(pluraltaes)

1. Alternative form oftea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqi,fromProto-Austronesian*Caqi.CompareIlocanotakki,Malagasytay,Malaytahi,Palauandach,andSamoantae.

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 spellingᜆᜁ)

1. feces;excrement;dung

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

2. defecation;movingof one'sbowels

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

3. (vulgar,offensive)shit;objectionableperson

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 spellingᜆᜁ)

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

   Synonym:shet

See also

• taena

Adjective

taé(Baybayin spellingᜆᜁ)

1. pronetofrequentdefecation(of a person)

Further reading

• “tae”,inPambansang 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^[7](in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqi”,in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary(2010–),→DOI

Anagrams

• ate,Ate