tekin

See also: Tekin

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛːt͡ʃʰɪn/

Noun

tekin n (genitive singular tekins, plural tekin)

  1. sign, signal
    tekin uppá lív ― signs of life

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tekin tekinið tekin tekinini
accusative tekin tekinið tekin tekinini
dative tekini tekininum tekinum tekinunum
genitive tekins tekinsins tekina tekinanna

Further reading

Finnish

Pronoun

tekin

  1. form of te (with enclitic -kin)

Anagrams

Icelandic

Participle

tekin

  1. inflection of tekinn:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative plural
    3. strong neuter accusative plural

Old Norse

Participle

tekin

  1. inflection of tekinn:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Turkish

Etymology

tek (“single; quiet/calm”) +‎ -in (“adjectival suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.kin/

Adjective

tekin

  1. uninhabited
    Synonym: ıssız
  2. unhaunted
  3. auspicious
    Synonyms: uğurlu, kutlu
  4. trustworthy
    Synonym: güvenilir
  5. (colloquial) ominous
    Synonym: tekinsiz
  6. (colloquial) haunted
    Synonym: tekinsiz
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