teken
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, teiken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, *teikan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of teiken (“target, goal”). Cognate with German Zeichen, English token.
Noun
teken (plural tekens, diminutive tekentjie)
Etymology 2
From Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch *tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, from etymology 1. Cognate with German zeichnen.
Verb
teken (present teken, present participle tekenende, past participle geteken)
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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From Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Noun
teken n (plural tekenen or tekens, diminutive tekentje n)
- sign
- De firma kent sterren aan restaurants toe als teken van de kwaliteit. ― The firm confers stars to restaurants as a sign of quality.
- signal
- character
- Chinese tekens ― Chinese characters
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Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
teken
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of teek
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
teken
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of tekenen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of tekenen
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Pronunciation
Verb
tèkên
- (colloquial) to sign, to validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- Synonym: menandatangani
Further reading
- “teken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Low German
Etymology
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Verb
teken (past singular teken, past participle tekent, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation
infinitive | teken | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | teken | teken |
2nd person singular | tekens(t) | tekens(t) |
3rd person singular | teken(t) | teken |
plural | tekent, tekenen | teeknen, teken |
imperative | present | — |
singular | teken(e) | |
plural | tekent | |
participle | present | past |
teken | (e)tekent, getekent | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Noun
têken n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “teken (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “teken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
teken
- (deprecated template usage) masculine and feminine past participle of ta and taka
Old Frisian
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Noun
tēken n
Inflection
Declension of tēken (neuter a-stem) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tēken | tēken |
genitive | tēkenes | tēkena |
dative | tēkene | tēkenum, tēkenem |
accusative | tēken | tēken |
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Noun
teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “teken”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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