Noun: teika
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension:
Singular
| Nominative | teika |
| Accusative | teiku |
| Genitive | teikas |
| Dative | teikai |
| Instrumental | teiku |
| Locative | teikā |
| Vocative | teika |
Plural
| Nominative | teikas |
| Accusative | teikas |
| Genitive | teiku |
| Dative | teikām |
| Instrumental | teikām |
| Locative | teikās |
| Vocative | teikas |
Sample Sentences
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latviešu tautas teika (a Latvian folk tale, legend)
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teika par Dundagas pili (the legend of the Dundaga castle)
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teika par Lāčplēsi (the legend of Lāčplēsis (the Bear-Slayer))
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vietu teikas (local legends, tales)
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stāstīt teikas (to tell legends, tales)
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sena teika stāsta, ka Sjerraleone (tulkojumā “Lauvu kalni”) dabūjusi savu nosaukumu no portugāļu jūras braucējiem (an old legend says that Sierra Leone (literally “Lion Mountains”) obtained its name from Portuguese sailors)
Nouns inflected like teika
tulkošana,
secība,
sezona,
saruna,
sajūta,
samaņa,
smarža,
skudra,
sklēra,
muļķība,
pirmdiena,
bebrāda,
skaudība,
kaklarota,
psihiatrija,
vīksna,
vīnoga,
izmaksa,
sešpaka,
melnaugļu aronija, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From the same stem as the verb teikt (“to say”) (q.v.). Dialectally and originally the meaning was “saying, talk.” The current meaning (corresponding to German Sage, Russian предание (predanije)) appeared in the 1860's, perhaps under the influence of A. Kronvalds. See: German Nouns '
Sage', Russian Nouns '
предание'.
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