teaz

Basque

Noun

teaz

1. instrumental singular of te

Galician

Alternative forms

• talaz, teaxe, telaxe, teaza, tez, tiez

Etymology

Unknown. Probably related to Asturian tiez, and also perhaps to Spanish and Portuguese tez, but the etymology proposed for Coromines to these words can't explain the Galician forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈaθ/

Noun

teaz f (plural teaces)

1. membrane, peel, especially one found inside a body, nut, egg
   1. pericardium
   2. chorion
   3. pleura
   4. peritoneum

References

• “teaz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “teaz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “teaz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “teaxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.