sikte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural sikta or siktene)

1. sight

   land i sikte - land in sight

2. a sight (on a firearm)

Derived terms

• kikkertsikte

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German sichte (“to sieve”), and from Danish sigte (“charge, indict”), from Old Danish sæktæ.

Verb

sikte (imperative sikt, present tense sikter, passive siktes, simple past and past participle sikta or siktet, present participle siktende)

1. (law) to charge, indict (someone)
2. to sift, screen (e.g. flour, gravel, crushed stone)

References

• “sikte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikte, definite plural sikta)

1. sight

   ute av sikte - out of sight

2. a sight (on a firearm)

Derived terms

• kikertsikte, kikkertsikte

References

• “sikte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

sikte n

1. sight

   Land i sikte!

   Land in sight!

   Släpp honom inte ur sikte!

   Don't let him out of your sight!

2. a sight (on a firearm)
3. (in "ta sikte") take aim

   Han tog sikte på monstret

   He took aim at the monster

4. (figuratively) sight (goal)

   Ha siktet inställt på något

   Have one's sights set on something

Declension

Declension of sikte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sikte	siktet	sikten	siktena
Genitive	siktes	siktets	siktens	siktenas

Derived terms

• lasersikte (“laser sight”)
• uppsikt

Related terms

• sikta

References

• sikte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sikte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sikte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Noun

sikte

1. locative singular of sik