# tae
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑeˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑe
* Hyphenation: tae

### Etymology 1

From taata +‎ -e.

#### Noun

tae
* guarantee

##### Declension

Possessive forms of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeeni
takeeni
accusative
nom.
takeeni
takeeni
gen.
takeeni
genitive
takeeni
takeideni takeitteni
partitive
taettani
takeitani
inessive
takeessani
takeissani
elative
takeestani
takeistani
illative
takeeseeni
takeisiini takeihini
adessive
takeellani
takeillani
ablative
takeeltani
takeiltani
allative
takeelleni
takeilleni
essive
takeenani
takeinani
translative
takeekseni
takeikseni
abessive
takeettani
takeittani
instructive
comitative
—takeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeesi
takeesi
accusative
nom.
takeesi
takeesi
gen.
takeesi
genitive
takeesi
takeidesi takeittesi
partitive
taettasi
takeitasi
inessive
takeessasi
takeissasi
elative
takeestasi
takeistasi
illative
takeeseesi
takeisiisi takeihisi
adessive
takeellasi
takeillasi
ablative
takeeltasi
takeiltasi
allative
takeellesi
takeillesi
essive
takeenasi
takeinasi
translative
takeeksesi
takeiksesi
abessive
takeettasi
takeittasi
instructive
comitative
—takeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeemme
takeemme
accusative
nom.
takeemme
takeemme
gen.
takeemme
genitive
takeemme
takeidemme takeittemme
partitive
taettamme
takeitamme
inessive
takeessamme
takeissamme
elative
takeestamme
takeistamme
illative
takeeseemme
takeisiimme takeihimme
adessive
takeellamme
takeillamme
ablative
takeeltamme
takeiltamme
allative
takeellemme
takeillemme
essive
takeenamme
takeinamme
translative
takeeksemme
takeiksemme
abessive
takeettamme
takeittamme
instructive
comitative
—takeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeenne
takeenne
accusative
nom.
takeenne
takeenne
gen.
takeenne
genitive
takeenne
takeidenne takeittenne
partitive
taettanne
takeitanne
inessive
takeessanne
takeissanne
elative
takeestanne
takeistanne
illative
takeeseenne
takeisiinne takeihinne
adessive
takeellanne
takeillanne
ablative
takeeltanne
takeiltanne
allative
takeellenne
takeillenne
essive
takeenanne
takeinanne
translative
takeeksenne
takeiksenne
abessive
takeettanne
takeittanne
instructive
comitative
—takeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeensa
takeensa
accusative
nom.
takeensa
takeensa
gen.
takeensa
genitive
takeensa
takeidensa takeittensa
partitive
taettaan taettansa
takeitaan takeitansa
inessive
takeessaan takeessansa
takeissaan takeissansa
elative
takeestaan takeestansa
takeistaan takeistansa
illative
takeeseensa
takeisiinsa takeihinsa
adessive
takeellaan takeellansa
takeillaan takeillansa
ablative
takeeltaan takeeltansa
takeiltaan takeiltansa
allative
takeelleen takeellensa
takeilleen takeillensa
essive
takeenaan takeenansa
takeinaan takeinansa
translative
takeekseen takeeksensa
takeikseen takeiksensa
abessive
takeettaan takeettansa
takeittaan takeittansa
instructive
comitative
—takeineen takeinensa :

##### Derived terms

* takeeton
* syyntakeinen

##### Related terms

* takaaja
* takaus

#### Further reading

* “1. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From takoa +‎ -e.

#### Noun

tae
* Something made of wrought iron, a forged object.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of tae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeeni
takeeni
accusative
nom.
takeeni
takeeni
gen.
takeeni
genitive
takeeni
takeideni takeitteni
partitive
taettani
takeitani
inessive
takeessani
takeissani
elative
takeestani
takeistani
illative
takeeseeni
takeisiini takeihini
adessive
takeellani
takeillani
ablative
takeeltani
takeiltani
allative
takeelleni
takeilleni
essive
takeenani
takeinani
translative
takeekseni
takeikseni
abessive
takeettani
takeittani
instructive
comitative
—takeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeesi
takeesi
accusative
nom.
takeesi
takeesi
gen.
takeesi
genitive
takeesi
takeidesi takeittesi
partitive
taettasi
takeitasi
inessive
takeessasi
takeissasi
elative
takeestasi
takeistasi
illative
takeeseesi
takeisiisi takeihisi
adessive
takeellasi
takeillasi
ablative
takeeltasi
takeiltasi
allative
takeellesi
takeillesi
essive
takeenasi
takeinasi
translative
takeeksesi
takeiksesi
abessive
takeettasi
takeittasi
instructive
comitative
—takeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeemme
takeemme
accusative
nom.
takeemme
takeemme
gen.
takeemme
genitive
takeemme
takeidemme takeittemme
partitive
taettamme
takeitamme
inessive
takeessamme
takeissamme
elative
takeestamme
takeistamme
illative
takeeseemme
takeisiimme takeihimme
adessive
takeellamme
takeillamme
ablative
takeeltamme
takeiltamme
allative
takeellemme
takeillemme
essive
takeenamme
takeinamme
translative
takeeksemme
takeiksemme
abessive
takeettamme
takeittamme
instructive
comitative
—takeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeenne
takeenne
accusative
nom.
takeenne
takeenne
gen.
takeenne
genitive
takeenne
takeidenne takeittenne
partitive
taettanne
takeitanne
inessive
takeessanne
takeissanne
elative
takeestanne
takeistanne
illative
takeeseenne
takeisiinne takeihinne
adessive
takeellanne
takeillanne
ablative
takeeltanne
takeiltanne
allative
takeellenne
takeillenne
essive
takeenanne
takeinanne
translative
takeeksenne
takeiksenne
abessive
takeettanne
takeittanne
instructive
comitative
—takeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
takeensa
takeensa
accusative
nom.
takeensa
takeensa
gen.
takeensa
genitive
takeensa
takeidensa takeittensa
partitive
taettaan taettansa
takeitaan takeitansa
inessive
takeessaan takeessansa
takeissaan takeissansa
elative
takeestaan takeestansa
takeistaan takeistansa
illative
takeeseensa
takeisiinsa takeihinsa
adessive
takeellaan takeellansa
takeillaan takeillansa
ablative
takeeltaan takeeltansa
takeiltaan takeiltansa
allative
takeelleen takeellensa
takeilleen takeillensa
essive
takeenaan takeenansa
takeinaan takeinansa
translative
takeekseen takeeksensa
takeikseen takeiksensa
abessive
takeettaan takeettansa
takeittaan takeittansa
instructive
comitative
—takeineen takeinensa :

##### Synonyms

* taos

##### Derived terms

* hienotae
* karkeistae
* omintakeinen

#### See also

* takorauta

#### Further reading

* “2. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* -eta, ETA, Tea

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tadëh. Cognates include Finnish tade and Ludian tadeh.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑe/, [ˈtɑe̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑe/, [ˈtɑe̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑe
* Hyphenation: ta‧e

### Noun

tae
* manure

#### Synonyms

* valo

#### Derived terms

* taehanko
* taekoorma
* taemytty
* taetoin
* taevesi

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 64
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 565

## Irish
### Etymology

From English tea, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t̪ˠeː/

### Noun

tae m or f (genitive singular tae, nominative plural taenna)
* tea

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
tae
taenna
vocative
a thae
a thaenna
genitive
tae
taenna
dative
tae
taenna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an tae
na taenna
genitive
an tae
na dtaenna
dative
leis an tae don tae
leis na taenna :

#### Derived terms

* am tae (“tea-time”)
* bean tae (“tea lady”)
* boiscín tae (“tea-caddy”)
* bord tae (“tea-table”)
* cáca tae (“tea-cake”)
* cáicín tae (“tea-cake”)
* ceannaí tae (“tea-merchant”)
* cléibhín tae (“tea-basket”)
* cófra tae (“tea-chest”)
* cóisir tae (“tea-party”)
* corcán tae (“tea-pot”)
* cupán tae (“tea-cup”)
* curadóir tae (“tea-planter”)
* duilleog tae (“tea-leaf”)
* foireann tae (“tea-service”)
* garraí tae (“tea-garden”)
* insilteoir tae (“tea-infuser”)
* mála tae (“tea bag”)
* planda tae (“tea-plant”)
* plandáil tae (“tea-garden”)
* púic tae (“tea-cosy”)
* rós tae (“tea-rose”)
* scagaire tae (“tea-strainer”)
* scaraoid tae (“tea-cloth”)
* sos tae (“tea break”)
* tae an chnoic (“heart's-ease”)
* tae beag (“afternoon tea”)
* tae dubh (“black tea”)
* tae fíogadáin (“camomile-tea”)
* tae geal (“white tea”)
* tae maide (“heart's-ease”)
* tae na ngarraithe (“self-heal”)
* taebhosca (“tea-caddy”)
* taechoire (“tea-urn”)
* taeghairdín (“tea-garden”)
* taeghréithe (“tea-things”)
* taephota (“tea-pot”)
* taerós (“tea-rose”)
* taespúnóg (“tea-spoon”)
* teach tae (“tea-shop”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 94, page 37

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tae”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “tae”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Japanese
### Romanization

tae
* Rōmaji transcription of たえ

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈtaʔə/ [ˈtaː.ʔɨ]
* Rhymes: -aʔə
* Syllabification: ta‧e

### Noun

táë
* a small bench

#### Derived terms

* taean

#### See also

* siin

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “táe”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 443

## Maori
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe (compare with Samoan tae and Tongan taʻe), from Proto-Oceanic *taqe (compare with Fijian de), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi (compare with Malay tahi, Tagalog tae).

#### Noun

tae
* excrement, filth
    Synonyms: tūtae, weta, roke
* sap or gum excreted from plants
* refuse, waste, rubbish
    Synonyms: para, maumau

### Etymology 2

Likely related to etymology 1 with semantic evolution from "[plant] excretion" or "residue" > "stain" hence broadening to dyes; compare also with Malay tahi for similar patterns. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

tae
* stain
* dye, pigment
* colour
    Synonyms: mura, kano

##### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 439-40
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taqe.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 202-3

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tae (“to reach, to arrive” – compare with Tahitian tae “to arrive or reach somewhere”, Samoan taea “to reach to somewhere”, Tongan tae “to reach for an object by stretching one's hand” and tatae “to extend the arm to collect; to gather”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

tae
* to arrive at or to somewhere
    Synonym: haere
* to extend towards, to reach
* to proceed

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 439-40
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taqe.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “tae”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 414-5
* “tae” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe (compare with Tongan taʻe), from Proto-Oceanic *taqe (compare with Fijian de), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi (compare with Malay tahi, Tagalog tae).

### Noun

tae
* excrement

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taqe.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 202-3

## Scots
### Etymology 1

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include English to, too and West Frisian ta.

#### Alternative forms

* t', ta, te, teh, ti, tee, 'e, teu, toie, tu, tü, tö

#### Pronunciation

* (preposition, stressed) IPA: [tɪ]
* (preposition, unstressed) IPA: [t(ə)]
* (adverb) IPA: [teː]

#### Preposition

tae
* to, towards
* to (infinitive marker)
** 1993, Irvine Welsh, “Kicking”, in Trainspotting:Ah tried tae keep ma attention oan the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.I tried to keep my attention on the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

#### Adverb

tae (not comparable)
* too, also, as well
* too, too much
* to

#### Conjunction

tae
* till, until

### Etymology 2

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā. Cognates include English toe and Faroese tá.

#### Alternative forms

* tee

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [teː]

#### Noun

tae (plural taes)
* (anatomy) toe
* (golf) toe

#### Verb

tae (third-person singular simple present taes, present participle taein, simple past taet, past participle taet)
* (golf) to toe

### Etymology 3

From Middle Scots ta, from Middle English to, shortening of tone.

#### Alternative forms

* t'ay, t'aye, tey

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [teː]

#### Determiner

tae
* the one (of two)
    Antonym: tither

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

tae
* Alternative form of tak

### Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

tae (plural taes or teaze)
* Alternative form of tie

### Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

tae (plural taes)
* Alternative form of dey

### Etymology 7

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

tae (plural taes)
* Alternative form of taid

### Etymology 8

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

tae (plural taes)
* Alternative form of tea

### References

* ↑ “tae, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* tai — uncommon
* tay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
* taye — obsolete

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Ilocano takki, Malagasy tay, Malay tahi, Palauan dach, and Samoan tae.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈtaʔe/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɛ] (noun, interjection)
*** Audio:(file)
*** Rhymes: -aʔe
** IPA: /taˈʔe/ [t̪ɐˈʔɛ] (adjective)
*** Rhymes: -e
* Syllabification: ta‧e

### Noun

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)
* feces; excrement; dung
    Synonyms: (euphemistic) dumi, (colloquial) uo, (slang) jebs, (slang) ebak, (childish) pupu, (gay slang) erna, (of fowl) ipot
* defecation; moving of one's bowels
    Synonyms: pagtae, pagdumi, (euphemistic) pananabi, (colloquial) pag-oo
* (vulgar, offensive) shit; objectionable person

#### Derived terms

* magtae
* matae
* pagtae
* pagtatae
* sumbang-tae
* taeng kalapati
* taeng-babasi
* taeng-baboy
* taeng-bakal
* taeng-bituin
* taeng-ngipin
* taihan
* tumae

#### See also

* aa
* tawag ng kalikasan

### Interjection

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)
* (vulgar) expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: shit!
    Synonym: shet

#### See also

* taena

### Adjective

taé (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)
* prone to frequent defecation (of a person)

### Further reading

* “tae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* ate, Ate