tukk

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tukka, cognate to Finnish tukka.

Noun

tukk (genitive tuka, partitive tukka)

1. fringe, bangs

   Tänapäeval on pikad tukad vägagi moes.

   Long bangs are really in style right now.

2. (figuratively) a strand of hair
3. (figuratively) hair
4. a small group of trees or shrubs; a copse

   Maja taga on väike puudetukk.

   There's a small copse of trees behind the house.

Declension

Declension of tukk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tukk	tukad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tuka
genitive			tukkade
partitive		tukka	tukke tukkasid
illative		tukka tukasse	tukkadesse tukesse
inessive		tukas	tukkades tukes
elative		tukast	tukkadest tukest
allative		tukale	tukkadele tukele
adessive		tukal	tukkadel tukel
ablative		tukalt	tukkadelt tukelt
translative		tukaks	tukkadeks tukeks
terminative		tukani	tukkadeni
essive		tukana	tukkadena
abessive		tukata	tukkadeta
comitative		tukaga	tukkadega