teios

Romanian

Etymology

From tei (“linden tree”) +‎ -os; the comparison rests on the properties of said tree’s wood.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈjos/
• Rhymes: -os
• Hyphenation: te‧ios

Adjective

teios m or n (feminine singular teioasă, masculine plural teioși, feminine/neuter plural teioase) (regional)

1. (of produce) stringy and woody
2. rugged, rough

Declension

Declension of teios

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	teios		teioasă		teioși	teioase
	definite	teiosul		teioasa		teioșii	teioasele
genitive- dative	indefinite	teios		teioase		teioși	teioase
	definite	teiosului		teioasei		teioșilor	teioaselor

Further reading

• “teios”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1982), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎, volume 11, part 2, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 157

Welsh

Etymology

From tai (“houses”) +‎ -os.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈteɨ̯.ɔs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈteɪ.ɔs/

Noun

teios pl

1. (plural only) little houses, hovels, (expressing small size and sometimes poor quality)

Mutation

Mutated forms of teios

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teios	deios	nheios	theios

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “teios”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies