tei

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tei¹

  • /ˈtej/

Rhymes with -ej

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin tilia, turned masculine in assimilation to other tree names, or through Vulgar Latin *tilius. Compare Italian tiglio and Friulian tei.

noun tei · teiul · teii

  1. masculine linden tree

Tei²

Where it comes from

From tei (“linden tree”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania
  2. masculine a lake in Bucharest, Romania
  3. masculine a park in Bucharest, Romania

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"tei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/tei. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tei. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tei

Chicago

"tei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tei.

BibTeX
@misc{tei_2026,
  title = {tei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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