tece

See also: tecē and teče

Galician

Verb

tece

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

Latvian

Etymology

From tec(ēt) (“to flow”) +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛt͡sːɛ]

Noun

tece f (5th declension)

1. (chiefly in the singular) flow, flowing (general process)
2. (of water, river, rain, etc.) flow, stream

   upes tece ― river flow

   strauja, rāma tece ― quick, calm flow

   lietus teču izvagots uzbērums ― rain flow ridged dam, embankment

   upes teces līnija ― river flow line

   augštece, augšas tece ― upper reaches, course (of a river, canal, etc.)

   lejtece, lejas tece ― lower reaches, course (of a river, canal, etc.)

3. leak (undesired flow of liquid caused by loss of hermeticity, e.g., a hole, crack, etc.; the hole or crack that causes it)

   tece degvielas vados ― a leak in the fuel (pipe)line

   jumtaugšā ir tece, pa kuru mājā ieplūst ūdens ― on the top of the roof there is a leak through which water flows into the house

Declension

Declension of tece (5th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	tece	teces
genitive	teces	teču
dative	tecei	tecēm
accusative	teci	teces
instrumental	teci	tecēm
locative	tecē	tecēs
vocative	tece	teces

Derived terms

• augštece, augšas tece
• lejtece, lejas tece
• straujtece
• vidustece

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɛ
• Syllabification: te‧ce

Noun

tece f

1. dative/locative singular of teka

Portuguese

Verb

tece

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