tík

See also: tik and TIK

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tīkō, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead, pull”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰʊiːjk/
    Rhymes: -ʊiːjk

Noun

tík f (genitive singular tíkar, plural tíkar)

  1. a bitch, a female dog

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
  1. ^ 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 *tīkō, 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)

  1. a bitch, a female dog
  2. (slang, derogatory) a bitch

Declension

Declension of tík (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tík tíkin tíkur tíkurnar
accusative tík tíkina tíkur tíkurnar
dative tík tíkinni tíkum tíkunum
genitive tíkar, tíkur tíkarinnar, tíkurinnar tíka tíkanna

Derived terms

References

  • Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
  1. ^ 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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