tík
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tikk, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tík f (genitive singular tíkar, plural tíkar)
Declension edit
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tík | tíkin | tíkar | tíkarnar |
Accusative | tík | tíkina | tíkar | tíkarnar |
Dative | tík | tíkini | tíkum | tíkunum |
Genitive | tíkar | tíkarinnar | tíka | tíkanna |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “220-21”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 220-21
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tikk, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tík f (genitive singular tíkar or tíkur, nominative plural tíkur)
- a bitch, a female dog
- (slang, derogatory) a bitch
Declension edit
declension of tík
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “220-21”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 220-21