takk

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *takku. Cognate Finnish and Votic takku. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑkː/, [ˈtɑkː] Rhymes: -ɑkː Hyphenation: takk === 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 ==== ==== Compounds ==== === References === takk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “takk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == 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) thank ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === takk thank you, thanks == 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 === IPA(key): /ˈtʰahk/ === Interjection === takk thank you, thanks please: used to make a polite request. ==== Usage notes ==== The interjection takk (borrowed from Danish) is a cognate of þökk (“a thank, thanks”), itself inherited directly from Old Norse. The term þökk is used as a noun, and rarely as an interjection by itself. The derived term þökk fyrir can be used as an interjection. ==== 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 ==== IPA(key): /tak/, [tɑk] ==== Interjection ==== takk thank you, thanks ===== Derived terms ===== mange takk tusen takk === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== takk imperative of takke == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse þǫkk. === Interjection === takk thank you, thanks ==== Synonyms ==== hjarteleg ==== Derived terms ==== mange takk takk skal du ha tusen takk