tecken
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
tecken n
- A visible indication; a sign.
- Det mörka molnet är ett tecken på att det kommer börja regna.
- That dark cloud is a sign that it will begin to rain.
- A meaningful gesture
- A symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet or a more specialized sign.
- (mathematics) sign (plus or minus)
- A unit in the sign language, corresponding to a word in spoken language.
- Short for stjärntecken (“astrological sign”).
- Short for järtecken (“omen”).
Declension
| Declension of tecken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tecken | tecknet | tecken | tecknen |
| Genitive | teckens | tecknets | teckens | tecknens |
Synonyms
- (gesture): gest
- (omen): omen
Related terms
- kännetecken
- stopptecken
- teckenfel
- teckenspråk
- teckna
- tecknare
- teckning