tak
English
Etymology
Dialectal form of take.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Homophone: tack
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch tak (“branch, twig, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtak]
audio (file)
Adverb
tak
Derived terms
- až to bude, tak to bude
- tak jo (OK)
- tak dobře (OK, fine)
- tak ahoj (bye)
- jen tak dál
- a tak dále
- Jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá
- Jak si kdo ustele, tak si také lehne
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/, /ˈtɑɡ/, [ˈtˢɑɡ̊], [ˈtsʰɑ̈k]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz, cognate with English thank, German Dank.
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tak | takken |
genitive | taks | takkens |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German tacke, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“prickle, spike, jag”), cognate with English tack, German Zacke.
Inflection
Further reading
tak on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”), from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: tak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
Descendants
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɛaːʰk/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːʰk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Declension
Declension of tak | ||||
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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 terms
Noun
tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰaːk/
- Rhymes: -aːk
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/, [taʔ]
- Rhymes: -tak, -ak, -k
Etymology 1
Cognate with tidak, from Malay tak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Malay tak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.
Adverb
tak
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Noun
tak (plural tak-tak, first-person possessive takku, second-person possessive takmu, third-person possessive taknya)
- imitation of the sound of a pitted shell
Noun
tak (plural tak-tak, first-person possessive takku, second-person possessive takmu, third-person possessive taknya)
- (engineering) stroke, cycle, phase
- motor dua tak ― two-stroke engine
Synonyms
- langkah
- lejang (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “tak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Jingpho
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “tak”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “tak”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay
Alternative forms
- x (Internet slang)
Etymology
Cognate with tidak, dak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Indonesian tidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taʔ/
- Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ
Marshallese
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Northern French taque, ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“spike, thorn, prickle”).
Noun
tak (plural takes)
Derived terms
- taknail
- takken
References
- “tak, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse taka (“revenue”) (from the verb taka (“to take”)) and from Middle English taken (“to take”), itself from Old Norse.
Derived terms
- shepestak
- takfre
- takman
- takswine
- thisteltak
References
- “tak, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple present takketh, present participle takkende, takkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle takked)
- Alternative form of takken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑːk/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).
Old Norse
Etymology
Derived from the verb taka (“to take, grab”).
Declension
Derived terms
- orðtak (“phrase, expression”)
Related terms
- taka f (“taking, capture; seizure, tax; revenue”)
Descendants
References
- “tak”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak/
Polish
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako. Cognate with Ukrainian так (tak), Belarusian так (tak).
Interjection
tak
Adverb
tak (not comparable)
- 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!
- like this; so (in this way)
- Ona mi tak powiedziała. ― She told me so.
- Ja to robię tak. ― I do it like this.
Further reading
Scots
Etymology 1
From Early Scots tak, from Middle English taken (“to take”),[1] from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), a borrowing from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”) (from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”)) which gradually displaced the native Middle English nimen (“to take”). Cognates include English take and Norn taka. The noun is partly from the verb and partly from Old Norse tak (“grip”) and/or taka (“taking, seizure”), via Middle English tak, take.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɑk]
Verb
tak (third-person singular simple present taks, present participle takkin, simple past teuk, past participle taen or takken)
- (transitive) To take.
- 1790, Robert Burns, Tam o' Shanter:
- As market days are wearing late, / And folk begin to tak the gate
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- (transitive) To trip.
- (transitive) To affect.
- (transitive) To marry.
- (transitive) To understand, apprehend, take.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “tak, n., v..” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tâːk/
Declension
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tâk/
Declension
Etymology 3
From Ottoman Turkish طاق (tak), from Persian طاق (tâq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tâk/
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þak, from Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑːk/
audio (file)
Declension
Declension of tak | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tak | taket | tak | taken |
Genitive | taks | takets | taks | takens |
Derived terms
- innertak
- kors i taket
- takskägg
- takutspång
- yttertak
Related terms
Further reading
- tak in Svensk ordbok.
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish طاق (tak), from Arabic طَاق (ṭāq), possibly from Middle Persian *tāk, a variant of tʾg (/tāg/, “arch”) (compare modern Persian طاق (tâq, “arch”)). Doublet of taç (“crown; belt”).
Declension
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Locative | takta | taklarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | taktan | taklardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related terms
- çardak
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tak¹”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Volapük
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʰɑːk], [tʰäːk], [tʰæːk]
- Rhymes: -áːk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.
Noun
tak n (definite singular tatje or takä, dative tatjen or takän, definite plural taka)
Synonyms
- (roof): vattutak
Related terms
- teitj