tía
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtia]
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese tia, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Noun
tía f (plural tías)
Synonyms
- titía
Icelandic
Etymology
Formed from the numeral tíu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where tíu is the object in a sentence. Compare nía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰiːja/
- Rhymes: -iːja
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
Noun
Usage notes
The noun tío is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiə˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiə˦˥]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爹 (SV: đa).