/ˈtejto/, [ˈt̪ej.t̪ʊ]
Orixe13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese teito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tēctum, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”). Cognate with Portuguese teto and Spanish techo.
- masculineceiling (the upper part of a cavity or room)
- masculineroof (the cover at the top of a building)
“1390, Mª Luz Méndez Fernández (ed.), Contribución ó estudio dun libro das Tenzas da Catedral de Santiago. Edición crítica e estudio dos folios 1 a 27. Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 60” — Item, a house in Queen's Fountain Street, that are three houses [sic] under a roof
- first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singularfirst-person singular present indicative of teitar
Formasteitos(plural) · teita(feminine) · teitos(masculine, plural) · teitas(feminine, plural)