takk
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *takku. Cognate Finnish and Votic takku.
Pronunciation
Noun
takk (genitive taku, partitive takku)
- 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
| 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
- kanepitakk
- linatakk
- ropsitakk
- sugetakud
References
Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk (whence inherited Faroese tøkk), from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.
Noun
takk f (genitive singular takkar, plural takkir)
Declension
| 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
takk
Icelandic
Etymology
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
Interjection
takk
- thank you, thanks
- please: used to make a polite request.
- Einn kaffibolla, takk.
- One cup of coffee, please.
- Já, takk.
- Yes, please.
Usage notes
Synonyms
- takk fyrir
- þökk
- þökk fyrir
- þakka þér (singular); þakka yður (singular, formal; rare)
- þakka þér fyrir (singular); þakka yður fyrir (singular, formal; rare)
Derived terms
- takk fyrir í dag (“thanks for today”)
- takk fyrir í gær (“thanks for yesterday”)
- takk fyrir í kvöld (“thanks for tonight”)
- takk fyrir mig (“thanks for myself”) (commonly said to a host for having been received as a guest; both after dining and when departing)
- takk fyrir síðast, takk fyrir seinast (“thanks for last time”)
Related terms
- þakka (“to thank”)
- takk kærlega (“thank you dearly; thank you very much”)
- kærar þakkir (“dear thanks; thank you very much”)
- þúsund þakkir (“thousand thanks”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz. Equivalent cognates: Danish tak, Faroese tøkk, Icelandic þökk, Swedish tack.
Pronunciation
Interjection
takk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
takk
- imperative of takke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þǫkk.
Interjection
takk
Synonyms
- hjarteleg
Derived terms
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