teve

teve

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of ter

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛvɛ]

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• Hyphenation: te‧ve
• Rhymes: -vɛ

First attested in c. 1395. Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).^[1][2]

teve (plural tevék)

1. camel

• dromedár

From the tev- stem of tesz +‎ -e (archaic past-tense suffix).

teve

1. Archaic third-person singular indicative past indefinite form of tesz (“to do; to put”). For the full paradigm, see the usage template.

   Synonyms: (modern form) tett, (obsolete) tőn

• (camel): teve in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

teve

1. unfortunately, regretfully

• Hyphenation: te‧ve

From Latin tenuit, third person singular preterite indicative of tenēre. As with the other forms, the N was lost, resulting in teuit, which became tēvit. The I became an E to prevent confusion with tive, the first person singular preterite form of ter.

teve

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ter
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Naturalmente, cada um teve seu método e suas prioridades.

     Naturally, each one had his method and his priorities.

Shortening of esteve, third-person singular preterite indicative of estar.

teve

1. Eye dialect spelling of esteve.

• tv

From the word television, the abbreviation tv (“TV”) written out.

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːˌveː/, /ˈteːˌvɛ/

teve c

1. television
2. a TV set, a telly

• teve in Svensk ordbok.

• vete