Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtei̯to/
Rhymes: -ei̯to
Syllabification: tei‧to
teitos (thatched roofs)
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtejto/ [ˈt̪ej.t̪ʊ]
Rhymes: -ejto
Hyphenation: tei‧to
Etymology 1
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese teito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria ), from Latin tēctum , from Proto-Indo-European * (s)teg- ( “ to cover with a roof ” ) . Cognate with Portuguese teto and Spanish techo .
Noun
teito m (plural teitos )
ceiling ( the upper part of a cavity or room )
roof ( the cover at the top of a building )
1390 , Mª Luz Méndez Fernández (ed.), Contribución ó estudio dun libro das Tenzas da Catedral de Santiago. Edición crítica e estudio dos folios 1 a 27 . Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 60:
Jtem hũa cassa ẽna rrúa da Fonte da Rreýna que sson tres cassas so hũu teyto Item, a house in Queen's Fountain Street, that are three houses [sic] under a roof
Synonyms: lousado , tellado
Adjective
teito (feminine teita , masculine plural teitos , feminine plural teitas )
having a roof
Derived terms
Fonteita , place name, lit. "Roofed Fountain"
teitar ( “ to roof ” )
teito da boca ( “ palate ” )
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “teito ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “teyt ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “teito ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [ Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “teito ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “teito ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈteito/ [ˈt̪ei̯.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eito
Syllabification: tei‧to