tík
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tikk, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰʊiːjk/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːjk
Declension
| f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tík | tíkin | tíkar | tíkarnar |
| Accusative | tík | tíkina | tíkar | tíkarnar |
| Dative | tík | tíkini | tíkum | tíkunum |
| Genitive | tíkar | tíkarinnar | tíka | tíkanna |
Derived terms
- geilatík
- hvølpatík
- revtík
- tíkarhvølpur
- tíkarmamma
- tíkarmjólk
- varðtík
References
- Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “220-21”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 220-21
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tikk, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰiːk/
- Rhymes: -iːk
Noun
tík f (genitive singular tíkar or tíkur, nominative plural tíkur)
- a bitch, a female dog
- (slang, derogatory) a bitch
Declension
Derived terms
- tíkarsonur
- tíkarspeni
References
- Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “220-21”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 220-21
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