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tak

See also: Tak, -tak, -ták, так, and 탁

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AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch tak (“branch, twig, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”).

NounEdit

tak (plural takke)

  1. branch, twig, bough
  2. branch, offshoot

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tak/
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AdverbEdit

tak

  1. so (very)
    Je tak dobrý! — He is so good!
    Není to tak špatné. — It’s not so bad.
  2. so (therefore)
    Chtěl knihu, tak si zašel do knihovny. — He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
  3. so, in that way
    Tak to chodí — That's the way it goes (lit. "so it goes")

InterjectionEdit

tak

  1. so
    Tak jděme! — So let's go!

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tak/, [ˈtˢɑɡ̊]

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

NounEdit

tak c (singular definite takken, not used in plural form)

  1. thanks

InterjectionEdit

tak

  1. thank you, thanks, ta

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Low German tacke.

NounEdit

tak c (singular definite takken, plural indefinite takker)

  1. jag
  2. point
  3. cog
  4. tooth
  5. tine
InflectionEdit
Declension of tak
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tak takken takker takkerne
genitive taks takkens takkers takkernes
Further readingEdit

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tak m (plural takken, diminutive takje n)

  1. branch, twig, bough
    Synonyms: telg, twijg
  2. branch, offshoot

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

NounEdit

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

  1. roof
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tak
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tak takið tøk tøkini
accusative tak takið tøk tøkini
dative taki takinum tøkum tøkunum
genitive taks taksins taka takanna
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse tak.

NounEdit

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

  1. grip, hold
  2. huge effort, major effort, strenuous effort
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tak
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tak takið tøk tøkini
accusative tak takið tøk tøkini
dative taki takinum tøkum tøkunum
genitive taks taksins taka takanna

Derived termsEdit

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse tak.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tak n (genitive singular taks, nominative plural tök)

  1. grip, hold

DeclensionEdit

declension of tak
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tak takið tök tökin
accusative tak takið tök tökin
dative taki takinu tökum tökunum
genitive taks taksins taka takanna

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with tidak, from Malay tak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Malay tak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

AdverbEdit

tak

  1. not (negates meaning of verb)
    Saya tak mau makan.
    I don't want to eat.
  2. not (To no degree)
    Buku itu tidak mahal.
    That book is not expensive.

SynonymsEdit

LatvianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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ConjunctionEdit

tak

  1. but, but also

ParticleEdit

tak

  1. particle used to reinforce or emphasize a certain word or idea, usually by reducing doubts about it; but... (really), surely, just

Lower SorbianEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

tak

  1. so

MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with tidak, dak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Indonesian tidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

tak

  1. (informal) not (negates meaning of verb)
    Saya tak mahu makan.
    I don't want to eat.
  2. (informal) not (To no degree)
    Buku itu tak mahal.
    That book is not expensive.

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

NounEdit

tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)

  1. roof
  2. ceiling
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from tak (roof)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse tak.

NounEdit

tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)

  1. grip
Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Akin to English thatch.

NounEdit

tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)

  1. roof
  2. ceiling
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from tak (roof)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse tak.

NounEdit

tak n (definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)

  1. grip
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from tak (Etymology 2)

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

tak

  1. imperative of taka and take

ReferencesEdit

Old NorseEdit

NounEdit

tak n (genitive taks, plural tǫk)

  1. grip, hold

DeclensionEdit

  Declension of tak (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tak takit tǫk tǫkin
accusative tak takit tǫk tǫkin
dative taki takinu tǫkum tǫkunum
genitive taks taksins taka takanna

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • tak in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

PolishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *tako.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

tak

  1. yes
    - Zrobiłeś to? - Tak.
    - Did you do that? - Yes, (I did).

Related termsEdit

AdverbEdit

tak (not comparable)

  1. so (used for emphasis)
    Było tak ciemno, że nic nie widziałem.
    It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
    Kocham cię tak bardzo!
    I love you so much!
  2. like this; so (in this way)
    Ona mi tak powiedziała.
    She told me so.
    Ja to robię tak.
    I do it like this.

Further readingEdit

  • tak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

AnagramsEdit

akt, kat, tka

ScotsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Early Scots tak, from Middle English taken (“to take”).

VerbEdit

tak (third-person singular present taks, present participle takkin, past teuk, past participle taen or takken)

  1. to take

Derived termsEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From French taquet.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tȃk m (Cyrillic spelling та̑к)

  1. billiard-cue
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tak
singular plural
nominative tȃk tákovi
genitive taka takova
dative taku takovima
accusative tak takove
vocative tače takovi
locative taku takovima
instrumental takom takovima

Etymology 2Edit

From Italian tacco.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tȁk m (Cyrillic spelling та̏к)

  1. (regional) arc, vault (of a building)
  2. (regional) shoe heel
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tak
singular plural
nominative tȁk tàkovi/tȁci
genitive taka tȁkā
dative taku takovima
accusative tak takove
vocative tače takovi / taci
locative taku takovima
instrumental takom takovima

ReferencesEdit

  • “tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018
  • “tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish þak, from Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tak n

  1. roof
  2. ceiling

DeclensionEdit

Declension of tak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tak taket tak taken
Genitive taks takets taks takens

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

VolapükEdit

NounEdit

tak (plural taks)

  1. rest, tranquility

DeclensionEdit

declension of tak
singular plural
nominative tak taks
genitive taka takas
dative take takes
accusative taki takis
vocative o tak! o taks!

WestrobothnianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

NounEdit

tak n (definite singular tatje or takä, dative tatjen or takän, definite plural taka)

  1. roof
  2. ceiling
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse tak (“grip,”) from taka (“take.”)

NounEdit

tak n

  1. Alternative form of tag
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