teglia

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tēgula. The normal result, tegghia (found in the old Florentine dialect) from the Vulgar Latin *tegla, was probably modified later in a process of hypercorrection.[1] Doublet of tegola (“roof tile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈteʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -eʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: té‧glia

Noun

teglia f (plural teglie)

  1. tin, tray or sheet for baking
  2. (by extension) the quantity of food contained in such tin etc.
  3. large-brimmed hat worn by some priests

References
  1. “Fonetica storica dell’italiano”, in Grammaire historique‎, (Can we date this quote?): “Le forme attuali però teglia e vegliare si diffondono nel fiorentino del 1500 e costituiscono un esempio di ipercorrettismo, […]”

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