Names
Taela (Tael)
Tinder, touchwood. Part of a fire, fire-making and fireplace group, see Tuki.
Taevakivi (Taevakivi)
Meteorite, lit. celestial or sky stone. After local site of meteorite impact some 20-25K years ago, as is nearby Tähesaju. The Tondiraba meteoriidijälg (meteorite footprint) is ±200 m WNW from the northern end of the street, at ///overlook.jabs.edges. Also title of story by Jaan Kross involving, guess, a meteorite. See also Kivi.
Taevastiiva (taevastiib)
Butterflies of the Lycaenidae family (lit. heaven‑, celestial‑ or sky‑wing, see Taevakivi and Tiiva), of which 2 species are common in Estonia: harilik taevastiib, the Amanda’s blue, Polyommatus amandus, whose caterpillars secrete a sugary substance that attracts ants and thus puts predators off; and ristikheina-taevastiib, the common blue, P. icarus; and 2 are rare, with 1 observation per wing over the past 80-odd years: ere-taevastiib, the Adonis blue, Lysandra bellargus, which is in decline elsewhere too: in Britain their numbers have dropped by over 90% since 1950; and rohekas taevastiib, the chalkhill blue, L. coridon, which is univoltine, a word you can look up yourself. Taevas (sky) is a loan from Baltic, cf. Dievas and Dievs, ‘God’ in Lithuanian and Latvian and hence related to Latin deus, Greek Zeus, ‘Scandinavian’ Týr, and French dieu.
Tagala (Tagala)
‘The rear’, lit. place behind. Military term for the territory, along with the materials, supplies and services of a warring state, outside the combat area. Named for proximity to Peter the Great’s underground munitions stores at Moonalao.
Tagamaa (Tagamaa)
Hinterland, back country, heartland. Named after a settlement / village founded by Swedes in the north of Aegna’s neighbor Naissaar and nicknamed Tagaküla (or Swedish Bakbyn, both lit. ‘back’village, although ‘beyond’village may be more appropriate due to its location north of the island’s 2nd village Lõunaküla, i.e. southern village aka Sw. Storbyn or big village). For the sake of completion, the 3rd village is Väikeheinamaa (Sw. Lillängin, Mod. Sw. would end in -en), or little meadow. See also Eerikneeme.
Tähe (Täht)
1) Star; 2) Letter. Street known as Romanovi after a neighboring dynasty (1613-1917) until 1922. Its switch to stellar symbolism may not be unrelated to the changing political fortunes of the times, a message hammered home by its renaming as Vasara from 1940-1941.
