Thea

See also: thea and Théa

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê). See English tea for more.

Proper noun

Thea f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – synonym of Camellia.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Thea sinensis (tea plant) - type species

Derived terms

• Theaceae
• Theeae

References

• Camellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Camellia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Camellia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Thea at Tropicos
• Thea at Plants of the World Online

English

Etymology

Shortened from Dorothea and Theodora, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεά (theá, “goddess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiːə/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈθɛːa/

Proper noun

Thea

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek (rather rare in English).

Anagrams

• HEAT, eath, haet, hate, heat, heta

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Thea.

Proper noun

Thea

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Danish

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorothea and Theodora.

Proper noun

Thea

1. a female given name

Icelandic

Proper noun

Thea f (proper noun, genitive singular Theu)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Thea (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Thea
accusative	Theu
dative	Theu
genitive	Theu

Norwegian

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorothea,Theodora, Mathea and Therese.

Proper noun

Thea

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

From a pet form of Dorotea ,Theodora and Teresia. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1843.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Thea c (genitive Theas)

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• heat, heta