tak

See also: Tak, Täk, -tak, -ták, täk-, так, 탁, ta̍k, and TAK

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English

Alternative forms

take (Standard English)
tyek (Geordie)

Etymology

Dialectal form of take.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tæk/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -æk
Homophone: tack

Verb

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

(Wearside, Durham) To take.

Anagrams

ATK, KAT, Kat, TKA, kat

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)

Noun

tak (plural takke)

branch, twig, bough
branch, offshoot

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tak from Proto-Slavic *tako.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtak]
Audio: (file)

Adverb

tak

so (very)
Je tak dobrý! ― He is so good!

Není to tak špatné. ― It’s not so bad.
so (therefore)
Chtěl knihu, tak si zašel do knihovny. ― He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
so, in that way
Tak to chodí ― That's the way it goes (lit. "so it goes")

Interjection

tak

so
Tak jděme! ― So let's go!

Derived terms

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.

Noun

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

thanks

Declension

Declension of tak

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	tak	takken
genitive	taks	takkens

Interjection

tak

thank you, thanks

Etymology 2

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

tak

Wikipedia ^da

From Middle Low German tacke, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“prickle, spike, jag”), cognate with English tack, German Zacke.

Noun

tak c (singular definite takken, plural indefinite takker)

Declension

Declension of tak

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tak	takken	takker	takkerne
genitive	taks	takkens	takkers	takkernes

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tak

imperative of takke

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”), from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô. Unrelated to the prefix takke-, as in takkewijf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑk/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: tak
Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

tak m (plural takken, diminutive takje n)

branch, twig, bough
Synonyms: telg, twijg
branch, offshoot, division

Derived terms

plant branches

Descendants

Afrikaans: tak
Berbice Creole Dutch: taku
Negerhollands: tak, takje, takkie
→ Aukan: taka

Anagrams

kat

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰɛaːʰk/
Rhymes: -ɛaːʰk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

roof

Declension

n5	singular		plural
n5	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

tekja

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

grip, hold
A huge effort, major effort, strenuous effort.

Declension

n5	singular		plural
n5	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 terms

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tea̯ʔ/

Conjunction

tak

but
Kami mending, tak iya aja diasuh kami bejaku
The rest of us heard, but only he is asked by us to speak.

Particle

tak

expressing the seriousness or strength of words, the most extreme or severe
Tak manchal! Nadai ulih rara
He is extremely mischievous! Cannot be deterred
frighten or scare, but not done out of anger
Tak singin ati aku ka muai iya ke lubuk.
I really wanted to throw him into the pool.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰaːk/
Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, nominative plural tök)

grip, hold

Declension

Declension of tak (neuter)

	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

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

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

Alternative forms

ta'

Synonyms

tidak
ndak (colloquial)
nggak (colloquial)
kagak (colloquial)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

tak (plural tak-tak)

imitation of the sound of a pitted shell

Etymology 3

From Dutch takt, from Latin tāctus.

Noun

tak (plural tak-tak)

(engineering) stroke, cycle, phase: a single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
motor dua tak ― two-stroke engine

Synonyms

langkah
lejang (Standard Malay)

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese တွက် (twak). Cognate with Shan တႂၢၵ်ႈ (twāak).

Verb

tak

To guess.

References

Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Kashubian

Alternative forms

takò

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtak/
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: tak

Particle

tak

yes
Synonym: jo

Adverb

tak (not comparable)

thus, as such

Latvian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Conjunction

tak

but, but also

Particle

tak

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tak/

Adverb

tak

so

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

Adverb

tak (Jawi spelling تق)

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

Marshallese

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑk]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠæk/
Bender phonemes: {tak}

Etymology 1

Noun

tak

needlefish

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

(Rālik) ta

Derived terms

takin aļ

Enclitic

tak

(Ratak) eastward

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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)

clasp
nail
A protective metal plate used on a cart to prevent wear.
(nautical) tack (a rope used to hold the foremost corner of the sail in place)
stability, endurance, steadfastness

Alternative forms

takke, take, tace

Derived terms

Descendants

English: tack
Scots: taik

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.

Noun

tak (uncountable)

tack (a fee paid to a lord or king for the right to keep swine)

Alternative forms

take, takke, thac; tac (early form)

Derived terms

Descendants

English: tack
Scots: tak, take

References

“tak, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

Noun

tak (plural takes)

Alternative form of tach

Etymology 5

Verb

tak (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative toke, past participle taken)

Alternative form of taken

Verb

tak

Alternative form of take: imperative of taken
Alternative form of taken: past participle of taken

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”).

Noun

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

roof
ceiling

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

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

grip

Derived terms

References

“tak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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”).

Noun

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

roof
ceiling

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

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

grip

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

tak

imperative of taka

References

“tak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈtak/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈtak/

Adverb

tak

thus, as such, so

Descendants

Czech: tak

References

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “tak”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from the verb taka (“to take, grab”).

Noun

tak n (genitive taks, plural tǫk)

grip, hold
(wrestling) hold

Declension

Declension of tak (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tak	takit	tǫk	tǫkin
accusative	tak	takit	tǫk	tǫkin
dative	taki	takinu	tǫkum	tǫkunum
genitive	taks	taksins	taka	takanna

Derived terms

orðtak (“phrase, expression”)

Related terms

taka f (“taking, capture; seizure, tax; revenue”)

Descendants

Icelandic: tak
Faroese: tak
Norwegian Nynorsk: tak
Norwegian Bokmål: tak
Old Swedish: tak
- Swedish: tag
Danish: tag

References

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

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /tak/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /tak/

Adverb

tak

so, in this way
so, to such a degree

Conjunction

tak

(in conjunction with jako) as well as, both, and
so; therefore, thus
(in conjunction with że) but, however
in order to
(in conjunction with acz) only if

Descendants

Polish: tak
Silesian: tak

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “tak”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tak/

Adverb

tak (Perso-Arabic spelling تک)

A co-lexicalized intensifier.

References

Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “tak”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tak. The “yes” sense is an ellipsis of tak jest; compare Italian sì.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtak/
Audio 1: (file)
Audio 2: (file)
Audio 3: (file)
Audio 4: (file)
Audio 5: (file)
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: tak
Homophones: tag, Tag

Adverb

tak (not comparable)

like this; so (in this way)
Ona mi tak powiedziała. ― She told me so.

Ja to robię tak. ― I do it like this.
so (used for emphasis)
Było tak ciemno, że nic nie widziałem. ― It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.

Tak bardzo cię kocham! ― I love you so much!

Derived terms

Interjection

tak

yes
Synonyms: ano, no

Antonym: nie

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

Related terms

interjections

Particle

tak

certainly, yes, of course
Synonyms: owszem, dokładnie, racja, naturalnie, oczywiście, rzeczywiście, w rzeczy samej

Antonym: nie

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), tak is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 273 times in scientific texts, 90 times in news, 217 times in essays, 431 times in fiction, and 892 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1903 times, making it the 21st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[1]

References

^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “tak”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego

Anagrams

akt, kat, tka

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle Scots tak, tacke, 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”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”). Tak 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

tae

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɑk]

Verb

tak (third-person singular simple present taks, present participle takkin or taein, 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
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(transitive) To trip.
(transitive) To affect.
(transitive) To marry.
(transitive) To understand, apprehend, take.

Derived terms

Noun

tak (plural taks)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tak (plural taks)

Alternative spelling of tack

References

^ “tak, n., v..”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French taquet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tâːk/

Noun

tȃk m (Cyrillic spelling та̑к)

billiard-cue

Declension

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 2

Borrowed from Italian tacco.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tâk/

Noun

tȁk m (Cyrillic spelling та̏к)

(regional) shoe heel

Declension

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طاق (tak), from Persian (tâq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tâk/

Noun

tȁk m (Cyrillic spelling та̏к)

(regional) arc, arch, vault (of a building)

Declension

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

References

“tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“tak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtak/
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: tak

Adverb

tak

like this; so (in this way)
so (used for emphasis)

Interjection

tak

used to start a new topic so

Particle

tak

about, ish, more or less

Slovincian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtak/
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: tak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.

Adverb

tak (not comparable)

thus, as such

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Takt.

Noun

tak m inan

tact (keen perception or discernment)

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

tak

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑːk/
Audio: (file)

Noun

tak n

a roof
Synonym: yttertak

klättra upp på taket
climb up on the roof
a ceiling
Synonym: innertak

ett målat tak
a painted ceiling

Usage notes

Yttertak and innertak are mostly used in the rare cases where it isn't clear from context whether tak would refer to a roof or a ceiling .

Declension

Declension of tak

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tak	taks
singular	definite	taket	takets
plural	indefinite	tak	taks
plural	definite	taken	takens

Derived terms

Related terms

täcka

References

Anagrams

akt

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 (tâq, “arch”)). Doublet of taç (“crown; belt”).

Noun

tak

arch

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

tak

Definite accusative

takı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

tak

Definite accusative

Dative

Locative

Ablative

Genitive

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takım	taklarım
2nd singular	takın	takların
3rd singular	takı	takları
1st plural	takımız	taklarımız
2nd plural	takınız	taklarınız
3rd plural	takları	takları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takımı	taklarımı
2nd singular	takını	taklarını
3rd singular	takını	taklarını
1st plural	takımızı	taklarımızı
2nd plural	takınızı	taklarınızı
3rd plural	taklarını	taklarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takıma	taklarıma
2nd singular	takına	taklarına
3rd singular	takına	taklarına
1st plural	takımıza	taklarımıza
2nd plural	takınıza	taklarınıza
3rd plural	taklarına	taklarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takımda	taklarımda
2nd singular	takında	taklarında
3rd singular	takında	taklarında
1st plural	takımızda	taklarımızda
2nd plural	takınızda	taklarınızda
3rd plural	taklarında	taklarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takımdan	taklarımdan
2nd singular	takından	taklarından
3rd singular	takından	taklarından
1st plural	takımızdan	taklarımızdan
2nd plural	takınızdan	taklarınızdan
3rd plural	taklarından	taklarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	takımın	taklarımın
2nd singular	takının	taklarının
3rd singular	takının	taklarının
1st plural	takımızın	taklarımızın
2nd plural	takınızın	taklarınızın
3rd plural	taklarının	taklarının

Related terms

çardak

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tak¹”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

Verb

tak

second-person singular imperative of takmak

Tyap

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /táɡ/

Noun

tak

leg

Verb

tak

to arrange.
to tell, inform

Volapük

Etymology

From Latin taceō (“I am quiet, rest”).

Noun

tak (nominative plural taks)

rest, tranquility

Declension

declension of tak

	singular	plural
nominative	tak	taks
genitive	taka	takas
dative	take	takes
accusative	taki	takis
vocative ¹	o tak!	o taks!
predicative ²	taku	takus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

[1] Ida Kurcz (1990) “tak”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego

[2] “tak, n., v..”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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