tákn

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse talkn; compare Icelandic tálkn.

Noun

tákn f

1. gill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tákn, a borrowing from Old English tācn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. Doublet of teikn, which came directly from the Old Norse descendant of *taikną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰauhkn/

  Rhymes: -auhkn

Noun

tákn n (genitive singular tákns, nominative plural tákn)

1. symbol

Declension

declension of tákn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tákn	táknið	tákn	táknin
accusative	tákn	táknið	tákn	táknin
dative	tákni	tákninu	táknum	táknunum
genitive	tákns	táknsins	tákna	táknanna

Derived terms

• táknmál