talkoot

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *talko- (compare Estonian talgud, Karelian talloh, Veps touguh, Votic talko), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian talka (“cooperated voluntary work”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑlkoːt/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lko̞ːt̪] Rhymes: -ɑlkoːt Syllabification(key): tal‧koot Hyphenation(key): tal‧koot === Noun === talkoot pl (usually in the plural) bee, dugnad (gathering for carrying out a major task, such as harvesting, construction or cleaning) synonym of talkootyö (“volunteering, volunteer work”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “talkoot”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === talkokset === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *talkohot. Cognates include Finnish talkoot and Estonian talgud. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑlkoːt/, [ˈtɑɫko̞d] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑlkohot/, [ˈtɑɫko̞ɣ̥o̞d̥] Rhymes: -ɑlkoːt, -ɑlkohot Hyphenation: tal‧koot === Noun === talkoot (plural only) bee, dugnad (gathering for carrying out a major task) pittää talkoita ― to hold a bee ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 570