tecken.
A visible indication; a sign.
Meaning & usage
A visible indication; a sign.
Det mörka molnet är ett tecken på att det kommer börja regna.
A meaningful gesture
A symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet or a more specialized sign.
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”)
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.