tegne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, cognate with German zeichnen and Dutch tekenen. Derived from the noun *taiką (“sign”), cf. Danish tegn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢɑjnə]

Verb

tegne (imperative tegn, infinitive at tegne, present tense tegner, past tense tegnede, perfect tense har tegnet)

  1. draw
  2. design
  3. represent
  4. appear, seem, promise
  5. sign a contract

Inflection
Conjugation of tegne
Active Passive
Infinitive tegne tegnes
Present tense tegner tegnes
Past tense tegnede tegnedes
Imperative tegn -
Participle
Present tegnende
Past tegnet
Gerund tegnen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse teikna, tákna, and German zeichnen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtæ̂ɪ̯nɛ/, [ˈtʰæ̂ɪ.nə]

Verb

tegne (imperative tegn, present tense tegner, passive tegnes, simple past and past participle tegna or tegnet, present participle tegnende)

  1. to draw (produce a drawing or picture)

Derived terms

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