Standard Lemma guide

T-shirt

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtiːʃɜːt/
  • General-American: /ˈtiːʃɚt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T IY1 SH ER2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tee

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An undershirt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of T-shirt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a close-fitting pullover shirt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jersey, tee shirt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shirt

Narrower terms: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck

History

Etymology

From its shape, 1920s.

Across languages

Translations

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: T-hemp — type of shirt
  • Albanian: bluzë sportive — type of shirt
  • Arabic: تِي شِيرْت (tī šīrt) — type of shirt
  • Arabic: تشرت (tešert) — type of shirt
  • Arabic: تيشيرت (tīšērt) — type of shirt
  • Armenian: մարզաշապիկ (marzašapik) — type of shirt
  • Azerbaijani: futbolka — type of shirt
  • Azerbaijani: tenniska — type of shirt
  • Azerbaijani: qısaqol köynək — type of shirt
  • Azerbaijani: qısaqol — type of shirt
  • Belarusian: футбо́лка (futbólka) — type of shirt
  • Belarusian: цішо́тка (cišótka) — type of shirt
  • Belarusian: тэ́ніска (téniska) — type of shirt
  • Bengali: টি-শার্ট (ṭi-śarṭo) — type of shirt
  • Bengali: গেঞ্জি (genji) — type of shirt
  • Bulgarian: те́ниска (téniska) — type of shirt
  • Bulgarian: спо́ртна блу́за (spórtna blúza) — type of shirt
  • Bulgarian: по́тник (pótnik) — type of shirt
  • Burmese: တီရှပ် (tihrap) — type of shirt
  • Catalan: samarreta — type of shirt
  • Chinese Cantonese: T恤 (ti1 seot1) — type of shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: T恤衫 (tī-xùshān) — type of shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: T恤 (tī-xù) — type of shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體恤衫 /体恤衫 (tǐxùshān) — type of shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汗衫 (hànshān) — type of shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文化衫 (wénhuàshān) — type of shirt
  • Czech: tričko — type of shirt
  • Czech: triko — type of shirt
  • Danish: T-shirt — type of shirt
  • Danish: t-shirt — type of shirt
  • Dutch: T-shirt — type of shirt
  • Esperanto: T-ĉemizo — type of shirt
  • Estonian: T-särk — type of shirt
  • Fijian: siqeleti — type of shirt
  • Finnish: t-paita — type of shirt
  • French: T-shirt — type of shirt
  • French: tee-shirt — type of shirt
  • French: t-shirt — type of shirt
  • French: ticheurte — type of shirt
  • French: chandail — type of shirt
  • French: maillot de corps manche courte — type of shirt
  • French: tricot de corps manche courte — type of shirt
  • French: maillot — type of shirt
  • French: tricot — type of shirt
  • Georgian: მაისური (maisuri) — type of shirt
  • German: T-Shirt — type of shirt
  • German: Leibchen — type of shirt
  • German: Leiberl — type of shirt
  • Greek: τι σερτ (ti sert) — type of shirt
  • Greek: μπλουζάκι (blouzáki) — type of shirt
  • Greek: φανελάκι (faneláki) — type of shirt
  • Greek: κοντομάνικο (kontomániko) — type of shirt
  • Hebrew: חֻלְצַת טִי — type of shirt
  • Hebrew: טִי שֶׁרְט — type of shirt
  • Hebrew: חֻלְצַת טְרִיקוֹ (ẖultzát triqó) — type of shirt
  • Hindi: टी-शर्ट (ṭī-śarṭ) — type of shirt
  • Hindi: टीशर्ट (ṭīśarṭ) — type of shirt
  • Hindi: टी शर्ट (ṭī śarṭ) — type of shirt
  • Hungarian: póló — type of shirt
  • Hungarian: trikó — type of shirt
  • Icelandic: bolur — type of shirt
  • Icelandic: stuttermabolur — type of shirt
  • Indonesian: kaus — type of shirt
  • Indonesian: baju kaus — type of shirt
  • Indonesian: kaus oblong — type of shirt
  • Irish: t-léine — type of shirt
  • Italian: maglietta — type of shirt
  • Italian: maglietta a maniche corte — type of shirt
  • Italian: maglia a maniche corte — type of shirt
  • Italian: maglia — type of shirt
  • Japanese: Tシャツ (tī-shatsu) — type of shirt
  • Japanese: ティーシャツ (tī-shatsu) — type of shirt
  • Kazakh: футболка (futbolka) — type of shirt
  • Kazakh: тенниска (tenniska) — type of shirt
  • Kazakh: майка (maika) — type of shirt
  • Khmer: អាវយឺត (ʼaaw yɨɨt) — type of shirt
  • Korean: 티셔츠 (tisyeocheu) — type of shirt
  • Korean: T 셔츠 (T syeocheu) — type of shirt
  • Korean: 티 (ti) — type of shirt
  • Korean: 윗도리 (witdori) — type of shirt
  • Kyrgyz: футболка (futbolka) — type of shirt
  • Kyrgyz: тенниска (tenniska) — type of shirt
  • Kyrgyz: майка (mayka) — type of shirt
  • Lao: ເສື້ອຄໍມົນ (sư̄a khǭ mon) — type of shirt
  • Latvian: t-krekls — type of shirt
  • Lithuanian: marškinėliai — type of shirt
  • Lithuanian: maikė — type of shirt
  • Macedonian: маица (maica) — type of shirt
  • Malay: kemeja-T — type of shirt
  • Maltese: tixert — type of shirt
  • Maltese: flokk — type of shirt
  • Māori: Tī hāte — type of shirt
  • Mongolian: футболк (futbolk) — type of shirt
  • Mongolian: подвоолк (podvoolk) — type of shirt
  • Norman: t-corset — type of shirt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: t-skjorte — type of shirt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: T-skjorte — type of shirt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: t-skjorte — type of shirt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: T-skjorte — type of shirt
  • Pannonian Rusyn: маїца (majica) — type of shirt
  • Iranian Persian: تیشِرْت (ti-šert) — type of shirt
  • Polish: koszulka — type of shirt
  • Polish: T-shirt — type of shirt
  • Portuguese: camiseta — type of shirt
  • Portuguese: t-shirt — type of shirt
  • Romanian: tricou — type of shirt
  • Russian: футбо́лка (futbólka) — type of shirt
  • Russian: те́нниска (tɛ́nniska) — type of shirt
  • Russian: ма́йка (májka) — type of shirt
  • Russian: тишо́тка (tišótka) — type of shirt
  • Scottish Gaelic: lèine-T — type of shirt
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма̏јица — type of shirt
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȁjica — type of shirt
  • Sicilian: magghia curta — type of shirt
  • Sicilian: magghia chî mànichi curti — type of shirt
  • Slovak: tielko — type of shirt
  • Slovak: tričko — type of shirt
  • Slovene: majica — type of shirt
  • Spanish: camiseta — type of shirt
  • Spanish: chema — type of shirt
  • Spanish: franela — type of shirt
  • Spanish: playera — type of shirt
  • Spanish: polo — type of shirt
  • Spanish: polera — type of shirt
  • Spanish: pulóver — type of shirt
  • Spanish: remera — type of shirt
  • Spanish: suéter — type of shirt
  • Spanish: T-shirt — type of shirt
  • Swahili: tisheti — type of shirt
  • Swedish: t-shirt — type of shirt
  • Swedish: t-tröja — type of shirt
  • Swedish: T-skjorta — type of shirt
  • Tajik: футболка (futbolka) — type of shirt
  • Tajik: тенниска (tenniska) — type of shirt
  • Tajik: майка (mayka) — type of shirt
  • Tamil: கொசுவுசட்டை (kocuvucaṭṭai) — type of shirt
  • Thai: เสื้อยืด (sʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉt) — type of shirt
  • Thai: ทีเชิร์ต — type of shirt
  • Tongan: falani — type of shirt
  • Turkish: tişört — type of shirt
  • Ukrainian: футбо́лка (futbólka) — type of shirt
  • Ukrainian: те́ніска (téniska) — type of shirt
  • Ukrainian: ма́йка (májka) — type of shirt
  • Ukrainian: тішо́тка (tišótka) — type of shirt
  • Urdu: ٹِی شَرْٹ (ṭī śarṭ) — type of shirt
  • Uzbek: futbolka — type of shirt
  • Uzbek: tenniska — type of shirt
  • Uzbek: mayka — type of shirt
  • Venetan: maja — type of shirt
  • Venetan: majeta — type of shirt
  • Vietnamese: áo thun — type of shirt
  • Welsh: crys-t — type of shirt
  • Welsh: crysau-t — type of shirt
  • Yiddish: לײַבל (laybl) — type of shirt