tecken

== Swedish == === Etymology === 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”)). === Pronunciation === === Noun === tecken n A visible indication; a sign. A meaningful gesture A symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet or a more specialized sign. (mathematics) sign (plus or minus) A unit in the sign language, corresponding to a word in spoken language. short for stjärntecken (“astrological sign”) short for järtecken (“omen”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (gesture): gest (omen): omen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== teckna tecknare teckning === Further reading === “tecken”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)