Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse talkn; compare Icelandic tálkn.

Noun

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tákn f

  1. gill

Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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tákn n (genitive singular tákns, nominative plural tákn)

  1. symbol

Declension

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    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

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