Tick

See also: tick

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪk/
• Homophone: Tic

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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. (colloquial) trace, nuance

   Alternative form: (colloquial) Ticken

   Synonym: Nuance

   Die Farbe dürfte noch einen Tick dunkler sein. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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