tikke

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Afrikaans

Noun

tikke

  1. plural of tik

Dutch

Verb

tikke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of tikken

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

tikke

  1. partitive plural of tikk

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tikkē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tikke

  1. louse

Inflection

Even e-stem, kˈk-h gradation
Nominative tikke
Genitive tihe
Singular Plural
Nominative tikke tiheh
Accusative tihe tiihijd
Genitive tihe tihij
tiihij
Illative tiikán tihhijd
Locative tihheest tiihijn
Comitative tihhijn tihijguin
Abessive tihettáá tihijttáá
Essive tikken
Partitive tikked
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

  • tikke in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje, Tromsø: UiT
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Imitating the sound (lydord).

Verb

tikke (present tense tikker, simple past and past participle tikka or tikket, present participle tikkende)

  1. to tick (clock, time bomb)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

tikke f (definite singular tikka, indefinite plural tikker, definite plural tikkene)

  1. a she-sheep (female animal of the family Ovis)

Verb

tikke (present tense tikkar, past tense tikka, past participle tikka)

  1. to tick (e.g. about a clock)

References