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Noun [Danish]

IPA: [tˢɑjˀn]
Etymology: From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|teikn}} Old Norse teikn, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*taikną}} Proto-Germanic *taikną, {{cog|en|token}} English token, {{cog|de|Zeichen}} German Zeichen, {{cog|da|te||to behave}} Danish te (“to behave”), {{cog|de|zeihen||to accuse}} German zeihen (“to accuse”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|tegnet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|tegn||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn), {{da-noun|et}} tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|et}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=tegnenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=tegns|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=tegnets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=tegns|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=tegnene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=tegn|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=tegnet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=tegn}} Forms: tegnet [definite, singular], tegn [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tegn [indefinite, nominative, singular], tegnet [definite, nominative, singular], tegn [indefinite, nominative, plural], tegnene [definite, nominative, plural], tegns [genitive, indefinite, singular], tegnets [definite, genitive, singular], tegns [genitive, indefinite, plural], tegnenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. sign Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tegn-da-noun-C285XKFK
  2. token Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tegn-da-noun-PEaenWxY
  3. character Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tegn-da-noun-S87z3nbq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diakritisk tegn
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Danish]

IPA: [tˢeŋˀn], [tˢɛŋˀn], [tˢɑjˀn]
Etymology: From Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|thæghæn}} Old Danish thæghæn, {{inh|da|non|þegn}} Old Norse þegn, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*þegnaz}} Proto-Germanic *þegnaz Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|tegnen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|tegne||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne), {{da-noun|en|e}} tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|e}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=tegnenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=tegnes|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=tegnens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=tegns|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=tegnene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=tegne|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=tegnen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=tegn}} Forms: tegnen [definite, singular], tegne [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tegn [indefinite, nominative, singular], tegnen [definite, nominative, singular], tegne [indefinite, nominative, plural], tegnene [definite, nominative, plural], tegns [genitive, indefinite, singular], tegnens [definite, genitive, singular], tegnes [genitive, indefinite, plural], tegnenes [definite, genitive, plural], thegn [alternative]
  1. (historical) freeman, thane Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-tegn-da-noun-z0r2uVkF Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 2 40 2 4 45 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 41 2 4 45 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /tæɪ̯n/ Audio: LL-Q9043 (nor)-Telaneo-tegn.wav Forms: tegnet [definite, singular], tegn [indefinite, plural], tegna [definite, plural], tegnene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Danish tegn, from Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“sign, token”). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nb|da|tegn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Danish tegn, {{inh+|nb|da|tegn}} Inherited from Danish tegn, {{der|nb|non|teikn}} Old Norse teikn, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*taikną||sign, token}} Proto-Germanic *taikną (“sign, token”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-n1}} tegn n (definite singular tegnet, indefinite plural tegn, definite plural tegna or tegnene)
  1. sign, symbol Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tegn-nb-noun-dyYtsDyL
  2. character (printed or written letter or symbol) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tegn-nb-noun-lxm0xvNk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: teikn [Nynorsk]

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /tɛŋn/ Forms: tegnen [definite, singular], tegner [indefinite, plural], tegnene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Danish t(h)egn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nb|da|tegn|t(h)egn||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Danish t(h)egn, {{inh+|nb|da|tegn|t(h)egn}} Inherited from Danish t(h)egn, {{inh|nb|non|þegn}} Old Norse þegn, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*þegnaz}} Proto-Germanic *þegnaz Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} tegn m (definite singular tegnen, indefinite plural tegner, definite plural tegnene)
  1. (historical) freeman, thane Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-tegn-nb-noun-z0r2uVkF Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 2 40 2 4 45 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 41 2 4 45 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nb|verbf}} tegn
  1. imperative of tegne Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: tegne
    Sense id: en-tegn-nb-verb-a4SjJnWl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "diakritisk tegn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "teikn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse teikn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*taikną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *taikną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "token"
      },
      "expansion": "English token",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Zeichen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Zeichen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "te",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to behave"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish te (“to behave”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zeihen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to accuse"
      },
      "expansion": "German zeihen (“to accuse”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tegnet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegn",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "tegn",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "tegnet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "tegnenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "tegns",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "tegnets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "tegns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "tegnene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "tegn",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "tegnet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "tegn"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegn-da-noun-C285XKFK",
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "token"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegn-da-noun-PEaenWxY",
      "links": [
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "character"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegn-da-noun-S87z3nbq",
      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢɑjˀn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tegn"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "thæghæn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish thæghæn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "þegn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þegn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þegnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þegnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tegnen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegne",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tegnenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thegn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "tegne",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "tegnen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "tegnenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "tegnes",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "tegnens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "tegns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "tegnene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "tegne",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "tegnen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "tegn"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 4 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 40 2 4 45 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 41 2 4 45 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "freeman, thane"
      ],
      "id": "en-tegn-da-noun-z0r2uVkF",
      "links": [
        [
          "freeman",
          "freeman"
        ],
        [
          "thane",
          "thane"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) freeman, thane"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢeŋˀn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢɛŋˀn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢɑjˀn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tegn"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "divisjonstegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kjennetegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minustegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "plusstegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "skilletegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spørsmålstegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stjernetegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegnforklaring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegnspråk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "utropstegn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vårtegn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*deyḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "tegn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tegn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "tegn"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Danish tegn",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "teikn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse teikn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*taikną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sign, token"
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    {
      "form": "tegner",
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        "4": "t(h)egn",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "form": "tegnen",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "tegner",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/tɛŋn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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