teikn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of tákn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰeihkn/

Noun

teikn n (genitive singular teikns, nominative plural teikn)

1. omen
2. sign
3. icon

Declension

Declension of teikn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	teikn	teiknið	teikn	teiknin
accusative	teikn	teiknið	teikn	teiknin
dative	teikni	teikninu	teiknum	teiknunum
genitive	teikns	teiknsins	teikna	teiknanna

Derived terms

• jarteikn

Further reading

• “teikn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse teikn or tákn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæɪ̯k(ə)n/, /tɛɪ̯k(ə)n/

Noun

teikn n (definite singular teiknet, indefinite plural teikn, definite plural teikna)

1. a sign
2. a character (printed or written letter or symbol)

Derived terms

• minusteikn
• plussteikn
• teiknspråk

See also

• tegn (Bokmål)

References

• “teikn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.