See also: yakka

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognates include Faroese takka, Danish and Norwegian takke, Swedish tacka, English thank, Dutch danken and German danken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθahka/
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    Rhymes: -ahka

Verb

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þakka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þakkaði, supine þakkað)

  1. to thank

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • flytja þökk (“bring thanks”)
  • færa þökk (“bring thanks”)
  • gjalda þökk (“pay thanks”)
  • tjá þökk (“express thanks”)

Derived terms

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  • þökk (a thank, thanks)

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þankōną, akin to Old English þancian, Old Saxon thankon, Old High German dankōn.

Verb

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þakka (singular past indicative þakkaði, plural past indicative þǫkkuðu, past participle þakkaðr)

  1. to thank, to show gratitude

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þakka
  • Faroese: takka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: takka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: takke
  • Old Swedish: þakka
  • Danish: takke
  • Inari Sami: takkâ

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną.

Verb

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þakka

  1. to thank
  2. to praise
  3. to reward

Conjugation

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Descendants

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