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

n-s	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

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.