thee

Meaning

1. (masculine) tea
2. (masculine, singular, singular-only) tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served
3. (figuratively, masculine, singular, singular-only) half-time

Concepts

tea

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tea plant

gallic acid

tee

cuppa

Synonyms

aftreksel

kopje thee

theeblad

kruidenthee

zwarte thee

Translations

Tee

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thé

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tè

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chá

çay

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té

🫖

te

τσάι

çay

🫖

شاي

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tè

thea

شَاي

چای

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teː/

Etymology

Cognate with Greek: τσάι

In summary

From Hokkien 茶 (tê). The "-h-" is a faux-Greek spelling (compare Greek τσάι (tsái)); the more basal spelling tee was previously common, especially in the early modern period, but is now obsolete.

Sentences

Zet je even wat warm water op voor thee in de waterketel?

Put some hot water on for tea in the kettle?