"teckna" meaning in All languages combined

See teckna on Wiktionary

Verb [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-teckna.ogg
Etymology: tecken + -a, like German zeichnen Etymology templates: {{suffix|sv|tecken|a}} tecken + -a Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|tecknar|preterite|tecknade|supine|tecknat|imperative|teckna|head=}} teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna), {{sv-verb-reg}} teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: tecknar [present], tecknade [preterite], tecknat [supine], teckna [imperative], weak [table-tags], teckna [active, infinitive], tecknas [infinitive, passive], tecknat [active, supine], tecknats [passive, supine], teckna [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], tecknen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], tecknar [active, indicative, present], tecknade [active, indicative, past], tecknas [indicative, passive, present], tecknades [indicative, passive, past], teckna [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], tecknade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], tecknas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], tecknades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], teckne [active, dated, present, subjunctive], tecknade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], tecknes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], tecknades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], tecknande [active, participle, past, present], tecknad [active, participle, past]
  1. to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting) Synonyms: rita
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-Ef4~8m~2 Categories (other): Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
  2. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-V2j0KCtX Categories (other): Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
  3. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    to motion
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-eFfrYeRH Categories (other): Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
  4. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    to sign (using sign language)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-CzxLEuNv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 10 10 35 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 8 52 8 17 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 4 68 9 10 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
  5. (somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like) Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-Mpi6Jh33 Categories (other): Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
  6. to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-qLm4zpql Categories (other): Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 14 12 12 24 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anteckna, avteckna, beteckna, dubbelteckna, förteckna, inteckna, känneteckna, nedteckna, tecknare, teckning, underteckna, uppteckna, överteckna

Inflected forms

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      "word": "anteckna"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "förteckna"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inteckna"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "känneteckna"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)"
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          "english": "The policeman gave me a sign to stop",
          "text": "Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna",
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        "to write (a signature or the like)"
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        "(somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)"
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          "english": "sign a contract with a company",
          "text": "teckna ett avtal med en firma",
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          "english": "take out an insurance policy",
          "text": "teckna en försäkring",
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          "take out",
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      "word": "beteckna"
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      "word": "dubbelteckna"
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      "word": "förteckna"
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      "word": "inteckna"
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      "word": "känneteckna"
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      "word": "tecknare"
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      "word": "teckning"
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      "word": "underteckna"
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        "to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)"
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          "english": "The policeman gave me a sign to stop",
          "text": "Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna",
          "translation": "The policeman gave me a sign to stop",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)"
      ],
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          "sign"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)",
        "to motion"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)",
        "to sign (using sign language)"
      ],
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        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
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        [
          "write",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
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          "english": "sign a contract with a company",
          "text": "teckna ett avtal med en firma",
          "translation": "sign a contract with a company",
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        },
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          "english": "take out an insurance policy",
          "text": "teckna en försäkring",
          "translation": "take out an insurance policy",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)"
      ],
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          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "take out",
          "take out"
        ],
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          "sign up",
          "sign up"
        ]
      ]
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}

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