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tákn

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Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse talkn; compare Icelandic tálkn.

Noun

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tákn f

  1. gill

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tákn, a borrowing from Old English tācn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of teikn, which came directly from the Old Norse descendant of *taikną.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tákn n (genitive singular tákns, nominative plural tákn)

  1. symbol

Declension

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Declension of tákn (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tákn táknið tákn táknin
accusative tákn táknið tákn táknin
dative tákni tákninu táknum táknunum
genitive tákns táknsins tákna táknanna

Derived terms

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