Tein

German

Alternative forms

Teein, Thein

Etymology

Borrowed from French théine, from thé (“tea”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teːˈiːn/
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Noun

Tein n (strong, genitive Teins, no plural)

(organic chemistry) theine (caffeine when present in tea)
Coordinate term: Koffein

Declension

Declension of Tein [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Tein
genitive	eines	des	Teins
dative	einem	dem	Tein
accusative	ein	das	Tein

Further reading

“Tein” in Duden online
“Tein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Koffein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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