tez
Translingual
Symbol
tez
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Tetserret terms
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | тез | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | تئز | |
Etymology
Reborrowed from Classical Persian تیز (tēz), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *teŕ-, doublet of Azerbaijani təzmək. Cognate with Crimean Tatar tez, Kazakh тез (tez), Tatar тиз (tiz), Uzbek tez, Chuvash тар (tar, “to run away”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtez/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
tez (comparative daha tez, superlative ən tez)
Adverb
tez
- quickly
- Antonyms: gec, yavaş, yavaş-yavaş
- Vaxt tez keçir ― Time passes quickly
- too early, premature
- Antonym: gec
- Bunu etmək hələ tezdir, gözləyək ― It's still too early to do this, let's wait
- 2014 September 11, “Aydın Mirzəzadə: “Hələ tezdir””, in Ann.az[2]:
- Çox təəssüf ki, Ukrayna böhranının sona çatdığından danışmaq hələ tezdir
- Unfortunately, it is still premature to talk about Ukraine coming out of the crisis.
- early
- Synonym: səhər-səhər (“early in the morning”)
- Antonym: gec
- Səhər tezdən evdən çıxmaq ― To leave [home] early in the morning
Derived terms
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “tez”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][3] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 279
- Altun Kitab (2013–), “tez” in Azleks
Basque
Noun
tez
- instrumental indefinite of te
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Maybe from Latin aptus via a form *aptitia. Cognate with Spanish tez.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte(j)s/ [ˈte(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈte(j)ʃ/ [ˈte(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈteʃ/
- Hyphenation: tez
- Homophone: tês
Noun
tez f (plural tezes)
- complexion (appearance of the skin on the face)
Further reading
- “tez”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “tez”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain; Corominas and Pascual suggest a reduction of a hypothetical *atez, ultimately derived from Latin aptus,[1] via the Vulgar Latin *aptitiēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteθ/ [ˈt̪eθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈtes/ [ˈt̪es] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: tez
- Homophones: tes, (Latin America) tés
Noun
tez f (plural teces)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983), “tez”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 480
Further reading
- “tez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tatar
Noun
tez
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtez/
Etymology 1
From French thèse, from Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis). Doublet of tema.
Noun
tez (definite accusative tezi, plural tezler)
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish تز (tez), from Proto-Turkic *teŕ-.
Adjective
tez
Declension
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | tezim | tez miyim? |
| sen (you are) | tezsin | tez misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | tez / tezdir | tez mi? |
| biz (we are) | teziz | tez miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | tezsiniz | tez misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | tez(ler) | tez(ler) mi? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | tezdim | tez miydim? |
| sen (you were) | tezdin | tez miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | tezdi | tez miydi? |
| biz (we were) | tezdik | tez miydik? |
| siz (you were) | tezdiniz | tez miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | tezdiler | tez miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | tezmişim | tez miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | tezmişsin | tez miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | tezmiş | tez miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | tezmişiz | tez miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | tezmişsiniz | tez miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | tezmişler | tez miymişler? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | tezsem | tez miysem? |
| sen (if you) | tezsen | tez miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | tezse | tez miyse? |
| biz (if we) | tezsek | tez miysek? |
| siz (if you) | tezseniz | tez miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | tezseler | tez miyseler? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
Further reading
- “tez”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tez”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tez”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *teŕ-.
Adjective
tez (comparative tezroq, superlative eng tez)
Adverb
tez