See also: sīkt

Maltese

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Root
s-k-t
8 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic سَكْت (sakt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sikt m

  1. verbal noun of siket
  2. silence

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From German Sicht.

Noun

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sikt m (definite singular sikten)

  1. visibility
    god / dårlig siktgood / poor visibility
    i kort / lang siktin the short / long term
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

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sikt f or m (definite singular sikta or sikten, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural siktene)

  1. a sieve

Etymology 3

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Verb

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sikt

  1. imperative of sikte

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From German Sicht.

Noun

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sikt m or f (definite singular sikta or sikten)

  1. visibility
    god / dårleg siktgood / poor visibility
    i kort / lang siktin the short / long term
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

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sikt f (definite singular sikta, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural siktene)

  1. a sieve

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sicht, from Proto-Germanic *sihti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɪkt/, [s̪ɪkːt̪]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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sikt c

  1. visibility (ability to see long distances, contingent on fogginess, obstacles, etc.)
    god/dålig sikt
    good/poor visibility
  2. (in some expressions) a longer timespan (as far into the future as one can see)
    på kort sikt
    in the near time, in a short while
    på (lång) sikt
    with time, in the long run
    på 3 års sikt
    in 3 years' time
  3. a sift (for making finer flour)
  4. flour that has been sifted

Declension

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Declension of sikt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sikt sikten siktar siktarna
Genitive sikts siktens siktars siktarnas
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