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takk

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See also: tak, taak, täkk, and так

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *takku. Cognate Finnish and Votic takku.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑkː/, [ˈtɑkː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkː
  • Hyphenation: takk

Noun

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takk (genitive taku, partitive takku)

  1. tow (a tangle of short fibers and woody plant parts obtained from the processing of flax, hemp, or other fibrous plants)
    Synonym: (dialectal) pakal

Declension

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Declension of takk (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative takk takud
accusative nom.
gen. taku
genitive takkude
partitive takku takke
takkusid
illative takku
takusse
takkudesse
takesse
inessive takus takkudes
takes
elative takust takkudest
takest
allative takule takkudele
takele
adessive takul takkudel
takel
ablative takult takkudelt
takelt
translative takuks takkudeks
takeks
terminative takuni takkudeni
essive takuna takkudena
abessive takuta takkudeta
comitative takuga takkudega

Compounds

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References

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  • takk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • takk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk (whence inherited Faroese tøkk), from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

Noun

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takk f (genitive singular takkar, plural takkir)

  1. thank

Declension

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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative takk takkin takkir takkirnar
accusative takk takkina takkir takkirnar
dative takk takkini takkum takkunum
genitive takkar takkarinnar takka takkanna

Interjection

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takk

  1. thank you, thanks

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk (whence inherited Icelandic þökk), from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz. Cognates include Faroese and Norwegian takk, Danish tak, Swedish tack, English thank, West Frisian tank, Dutch dank and German Dank.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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takk

  1. thank you, thanks
  2. please: used to make a polite request.
    Einn kaffibolla, takk.
    One cup of coffee, please.
    Já, takk.
    Yes, please.

Usage notes

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  • The interjection takk (borrowed from Danish) is a cognate of þökk (a thank, thanks), itself inherited directly from Old Norse.
  • The term þökk is used as a noun, and rarely as an interjection by itself. The derived term þökk fyrir can be used as an interjection.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz. Equivalent cognates: Danish tak, Faroese tøkk, Icelandic þökk, Swedish tack.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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takk

  1. thank you, thanks
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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takk

  1. imperative of takke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þǫkk.

Interjection

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takk

  1. thank you, thanks

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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