Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teg

/tɛɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: teg
IPA: /tɛɡ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.

British usage; Dated

noun

A doe in its second year.

British usage; Dated

noun

A child's tooth.

British usage

noun

Abbreviation of thromboelastography.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of thromboelastograph.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of thromboelastogram.

Countable

noun

Initialism of thermoelectric generator.

Countable

noun

Acronym of triethylene glycol.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One Stringor, that brought a tegg from Wresill."
"TEG [tɛɡ] - tooth (child's)."

Etymology

First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: tacka

Usage

Inflected Forms

tegs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PEG EG MEG DEG

Synonyms

pug

Rhymes With

leg egg greg craig beg rotten egg reg meg peg gregg keg deg

Questions

How do you pronounce teg?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛɡ/.
What does teg mean?: A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
Where does teg come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

How to pronounce teg

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