See tekn on Wiktionary
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},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
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},
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"source": "declension",
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"nominative",
"plural"
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},
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
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},
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
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"source": "declension",
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"singular"
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},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tekns",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tekna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
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"13": "",
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"6": "",
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},
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},
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],
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"word": "markatekn"
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],
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"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
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}
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"Faroese neuter nouns",
"Faroese nouns",
"Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
"Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
"Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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]
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"source": "declension",
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"nominative",
"singular"
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tekn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"singular"
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"form": "teknið",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tekn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"definite",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "tekni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"plural"
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"indefinite",
"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
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"3": "tekn"
},
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],
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],
"topics": [
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"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "[ˈtʰɛkn]"
}
],
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{
"sense": "sign",
"word": "ábending"
},
{
"sense": "sign",
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},
{
"tags": [
"character"
],
"word": "bókstavur"
},
{
"sense": "punctuation mark",
"word": "markatekn"
}
],
"word": "tekn"
}
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"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'n3'",
"path": [
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],
"section": "Faroese",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "tekn",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'n3'",
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}
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