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See also: Taite, Tāite, and t-àite

Champenois

Pronunciation

Noun

taite f

  1. alternative form of chaite

Finnish

Etymology

taittaa (to fold) + -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯teˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯t̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑite
  • Syllabification(key): tai‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): tai‧te

Noun

taite

  1. fold (result of folding; a place where something folds or is folded)
  2. turn, bend, crook (place where something turns sharply)
    Synonyms: taive, polveke
  3. (roofing) hip (inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes)
    Synonym: jiiri
  4. (in expressions) turn (the point in time between two periods of equal or approximately equal length; the beginning or end of a period of time)
    Synonym: vaihde
    vuosisadan taitteessaat the turn of the century

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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Khumi Chin

Pronunciation

Verb

taite

  1. (intransitive) to dig

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011), The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin, Payap University, page 47

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