Teme - Wiktionary

See also: temé, temè, temê, temē, and Teme

English

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Etymology

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Blend of technological +‎ meme; introduced by Susan Blackmore in 2008.

Noun

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teme (plural temes)

1. A meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.

Anagrams

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• etem, meet, mete, teem

Bangi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tédam.

Verb

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teme

1. to stand

Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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teme

1. obsolete spelling of temeh

Corsican

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Etymology

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From Latin timēre.

Verb

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teme

1. fear

Dutch

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Verb

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teme

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of temen

Galician

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Verb

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teme

1. inflection of temer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈte.me/, /ˈtɛ.me/
• Rhymes: -eme, -ɛme
• Hyphenation: té‧me, tè‧me

Verb

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teme

1. third-person singular present indicative of temere

Anagrams

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• mete

Japanese

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Romanization

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teme

1. Rōmaji transcription of てめ

Lingala

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bangi teme.

Verb

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teme

1. to stop, to stand

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French teme, tesme, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Alternative forms

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• teeme, theme, tyme

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtɛːm(ə)/

Noun

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teme (plural temes)

1. topic, focus, matter
2. document, text

Descendants

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• English: theme
• Scots: theme (obsolete)

References

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• “tēme, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 April 2018.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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teme

1. alternative form of tem (“group”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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teme

1. (Northern) alternative form of tyme (“time”)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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teme

1. alternative form of temen (“to give birth, to support”)

Etymology 5

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Verb

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teme

1. alternative form of temen (“to drain, to empty”)

Etymology 6

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Verb

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teme

1. alternative form of temen (“to tame”)

Old English

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈteː.me/

Verb

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tēme

1. inflection of tēman:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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• (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽ.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽ.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.me/

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: te‧me

Verb

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teme

1. inflection of temer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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• теме (teme) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈte.me/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eme
• Hyphenation: te‧me

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin timēre, through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *tīmĕre.

Verb

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a teme (third-person singular present teme, past participle temut, third-person subjunctive teamă) 3rd conjugation

1. (reflexive) to fear [with de]

Conjugation

[edit]     conjugation of teme (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)

infinitive			a teme
gerund			temând
past participle			temut
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative	eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	tem	temi	teme	temem	temeți	tem
	imperfect	temeam	temeai	temea	temeam	temeați	temeau
	simple perfect	temui	temuși	temu	temurăm	temurăți	temură
	pluperfect	temusem	temuseși	temuse	temuserăm	temuserăți	temuseră
subjunctive	eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să tem	să temi	să teamă	să temem	să temeți	să teamă
imperative	—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative	teme	temeți
	negative	nu teme	nu temeți

Derived terms

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• temere

Related terms

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• teamă
• teamăt
• temoare

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of temă.

Noun

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teme f

1. inflection of temă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Further reading

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• “teme”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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• tjȅme (Ijekavian)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těmę.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /tême/
• Hyphenation: te‧me

Noun

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tȅme n (Cyrillic spelling те̏ме)

1. top, crown (of the head)
2. top, apex

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	tȅme	temèna
genitive	tȅmena	teménā
dative	temenu	temenima
accusative	teme	temena
vocative	teme	temena
locative	temenu	temenima
instrumental	temenom	temenima

Noun

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teme (Cyrillic spelling теме)

1. inflection of tema:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈteme/ [ˈt̪e.me]
• Rhymes: -eme
• Syllabification: te‧me

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English teme.

Noun

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teme m (plural temes)

1. teme (technological meme)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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teme

1. inflection of temar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

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Verb

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teme

1. inflection of temer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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• “teme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

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Noun

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teme

1. plural of tietetu

Wauja

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.mɛ/

Noun

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teme

1. tapir, Tapirus terrestris

References

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• E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.