teken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

teken n (plural tekenen or tekens, diminutive tekentje n)

  1. sign
    De firma kent sterren aan restaurants toe als teken van de kwaliteit.The firm confers stars to restaurants as a sign of quality.
  2. signal
  3. character
    Chinese tekensChinese characters.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

teken

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tekenen
  2. imperative of tekenen

Noun

teken

  1. Plural form of teek

Anagrams


Low German

Verb

teken (past singular teken, past participle tekent, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to draw, sign

Conjugation


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *tēkan, from Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

têken n

  1. mark, sign
  2. gesture
  3. signal
  4. sign, indication
  5. mark, wound

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • teiken

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: teken
  • Limburgish: teike

Further reading

  • teken (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • teken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

teken

  1. masculine and feminine past participle of ta, taka and take

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taikną.

Noun

tēken n

  1. sign

Declension

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: teeken
  • West Frisian: teken
  • Saterland Frisian: Teeken
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