teika

See also: teikā

Japanese

Romanization

teika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ていか

Latvian

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.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tēīka]

Noun

teika f (4th declension)

  1. legend, tale (traditional folk narrative combining the real and the fantastic; the respective genre)
    latviešu tautas teika ― a Latvian folk tale, legend
    teika par Dundagas pili ― the legend of the Dundaga castle
    teika par Lāčplēsi ― the legend of Lāčplēsis (the Bear-Slayer)
    vietu teikas ― local legends, tales
    stāstīt teikas ― to tell legends, tales
    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

Declension
Declension of teika (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) teika teikas
accusative (akuzatīvs) teiku teikas
genitive (ģenitīvs) teikas teiku
dative (datīvs) teikai teikām
instrumental (instrumentālis) teiku teikām
locative (lokatīvs) teikā teikās
vocative (vokatīvs) teika teikas

Synonyms
  • teicējs, teicēja
  • teikums

References
  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “teika”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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