teaz

Basque

Noun

teaz

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[1] to these words can't explain the Galician forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈaθ/

Noun

teaz f (plural teaces)

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.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tez”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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[1] Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tez”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos