Teike

Limburgish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. The religious sense is a semantic loan from German Zeichen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛi̯˨.kə/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Noun

Teike n (plural Teike or Teikes) (German-based spelling)

1. sign, token
2. sign, mark
3. (typography) character
4. (religion, rare) sign, omen, miracle, prodigy

Alternative forms

• teike (Veldeke spelling)
• Téïke (Eupen)
• Teeke (East Limburgish-Ripuarian)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛi̯˦.kə/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Noun

Teike f

1. plural of Teik