teks

See also: tèks

Cebuano

Etymology

From English text message, text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: teks

Noun

teks

1. a text; a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message

Verb

teks

1. to text; to send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones
2. to send and receive text messages

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:teks.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch tekst, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French texte), from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”). Compare to Afrikaans teks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛks]
• Hyphenation: tèks

Noun

teks

1. text,
   1. a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
   2. a verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Related terms

• konteks
• kontekstual
• tekstual

 

Further reading

• “teks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

teks (Jawi spelling تيکس)

1. text

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish técs, técsa (“text; version; verse, citation”), from English text or from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin textus, perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

Noun

teks m (genitive singular teks, plural teksyn)

1. text

Derived terms

• co-hecks (“context”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
teks	heks	deks
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “técs, técsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːks/

Verb

teks

1. (non-standard since 2012) present tense of takas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛks/

Verb

teks

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkjas
2. (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkas

Anagrams

• sekt

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛks/
• Rhymes: -ɛks
• Syllabification: teks

Noun

teks m inan

1. tex (unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber)

Declension

Declension of teks

	singular	plural
nominative	teks	teksy
genitive	teksu	teksów
dative	teksowi	teksom
accusative	teks	teksy
instrumental	teksem	teksami
locative	teksie	teksach
vocative	teksie	teksy

Further reading

• teks in Polish dictionaries at PWN