tecken

From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)).

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tecken n

1. A visible indication; a sign.

   Det mörka molnet är ett tecken på att det kommer börja regna.

   That dark cloud is a sign that it will begin to rain.

2. A meaningful gesture
3. A symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet or a more specialized sign.
4. (mathematics) sign (plus or minus)
5. A unit in the sign language, corresponding to a word in spoken language.
6. Short for stjärntecken (“astrological sign”).
7. Short for järtecken (“omen”).

• (gesture): gest
• (omen): omen

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• tecken in Svensk ordbok.