Tick

Tick

See also: tick

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪk/
  • Homophone: Tic
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Tick m (strong, genitive Tickes or Ticks, plural Ticks)

  1. (neurology) alternative form of Tic
  2. (figurative) tic, quirk (something that is done habitually)
    Synonyms: Angewohnheit, (derogatory) Macke, Fimmel
  3. (informal) little bit, hint, tad (very small amount or degree, especially relative to another value)
    Alternative form: (colloquial) Ticken
    Synonyms: Nuance, bisschen
    Die Farbe dürfte noch einen Tick dunkler sein. ― The color could do being a little bit darker.

Declension

Declension of Tick [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tick die Ticks
genitive eines des Tickes, Ticks der Ticks
dative einem dem Tick, Ticke1 den Ticks
accusative einen den Tick die Ticks

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Tick” in Duden online
  • “Tick”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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