alteia

See also: altéia and altêia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛj.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛj.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɛj.a/ [aʊ̯ˈtɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈtɐj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɐj.ɐ/ [aɫˈtɐj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtej.ɐ/ [aɫˈtej.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈte.ɐ/ [aɫˈte.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧tei‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Alternative forms

• altéia (pre-1990 spelling)
• altheia (obsolete)

Noun

alteia f (plural alteias)

1. althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow

See also

• malvaísco, malvavisco

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• altêia (obsolete)

Verb

alteia

1. inflection of altear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronoun

alteia

1. genitive/dative feminine singular of altul