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”).

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

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”).

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

Derived terms

• tíkarsonur
• tíkarspeni

References

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