Dialectal form oftake
tak (third-person singular simple present taks present participle takkin simple past teuk past participle takken
( Wearside , Durham ) take .FromDutch tak ( “ branch, twig, offshoot ” ) , fromMiddle Dutch tac ( “ pointy object, forked object ” ) , fromOld Dutch *takko ( “ pointy object ” ) .
tak (plural takke
branch ,twig ,bough branch ,offshoot Inherited fromOld Czech tak Proto-Slavic *tako
tak
so (very)Jetak dobrý! ―He isso good! Není totak špatné. ―It’s notso bad. so ( therefore ) Chtěl knihu,tak si zašel do knihovny. ―He wanted a book,so he went to the library. so , in that wayTak to chodí ―That's the way it goes(lit. "so it goes") tak
so Tak jděme!So let's go!“tak ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “tak ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “tak ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 IPA (key ) : /tak/ ,/ˈtɑɡ/ ,[ˈtˢɑɡ̊] ,[ˈtsʰɑ̈k] FromOld Norse þǫkk Proto-Germanic *þankō *þankaz English thank German Dank
tak c singular definite takken not used in plural form )
thanks tak
thank you ,thanks FromMiddle Low German tacke Proto-Germanic *takkô ( “ prickle, spike, jag ” ) , cognate withEnglish tack German Zacke
tak c singular definite takken plural indefinite takker
jag point cog tooth tine See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
tak
imperative oftakke FromMiddle Dutch tac ( “ pointy object, forked object ” ) , fromOld Dutch *takko ( “ pointy object ” ) , fromFrankish *takkō Proto-Germanic *takkô takke- takkewijf
tak m plural takken diminutive takje n
branch ,twig ,bough Synonyms: telg twijg branch,offshoot ,division FromOld Norse þak Proto-Germanic *þaką Proto-Indo-European *teg-
tak n genitive singular taks , plural tøk
roof FromOld Norse tak
tak n genitive singular taks , plural tøk
grip ,hold A hugeeffort , major effort, strenuous effort. tak
but Kami mending,tak iya aja diasuh kami bejaku The rest of us heard,but only he is asked by us to speak. tak
expressing the seriousness or strength of words, the most extreme or severeTak manchal! Nadai ulih raraHe isextremely mischievous! Cannot be deterred frighten or scare, but not done out of angerTak singin ati aku ka muai iya ke lubuk.Ireally wanted to throw him into the pool. FromOld Norse tak
tak n genitive singular taks nominative plural tök
grip ,hold tak
Short fortidak .Onomatopoeic
tak (plural tak -tak
imitation of the sound of a pitted shell FromDutch takt Latin tāctus
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 movementSynonym: langkah motor duatak ―two-stroke engine Borrowed fromBurmese တွက် ( twak ) . Cognate withShan တႂၢၵ်ႈ ( twāak ) .
tak
Toguess . Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, inKyoto University Linguistic Research [1] 35 ,→DOI →ISSN 91–128 Inherited fromProto-Slavic *tako
IPA (key ) : /ˈtak/ Rhymes:-ak Syllabification:tak tak
yes Synonym: jo tak (notcomparable )
thus ,as such Stefan Ramułt (1893 ) “tak ”, inSłownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page212 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “tak”, inSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi [2] “tak ”, inInternetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language 2022 (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
tak
but ,but also tak
particle used toreinforce oremphasize a certain word or idea,usually byreducing doubts about itbut ... (really ),in fact ,surely ,just tak
so Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928 ) “tak ”, inSłownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague:ОРЯС РАН ,ČAVU 2008 Starosta, Manfred (1999 ) “tak ”, inDolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag Cognate withtidak dak Proto-Malayic *daʔ Indonesian tidak Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq
tak (Jawi spelling تق
( informal ) not (negates the meaning of the verb)Sayatak mahu makan. ―Idon't want to eat. ( informal ) not (to no degree)Buku itutak mahal. ―That book isnot expensive. tak
needlefish tak
( Ratak ) eastward FromOld Northern French taque Germanic Frankish *takkō Proto-Germanic *takkô ( “ spike, thorn, prickle ” ) .
tak plural takes
clasp nail A protective metalplate used on acart to prevent wear. ( nautical ) tack (a rope used to hold the foremost corner of the sail in place)stability ,endurance ,steadfastness FromOld Norse taka ( “ revenue ” ) (from the verbtaka ( “ to take ” ) ) and from Middle Englishtaken ( “ to take ” ) , itself from Old Norse.
tak uncountable
tack (afee paid to alord orking for the right to keepswine )tak third-person singular simple present takketh present participle takkende takkynge first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle takked
Alternative form oftakken tak plural takes
Alternative form oftach tak third-person singular simple present taketh present participle takinge first-/third-person singular past indicative toke past participle taken
Alternative form oftaken tak
Alternative form oftake :imperative oftaken Alternative form oftaken :past participle oftaken FromOld Norse þak Proto-Germanic *þaką Proto-Indo-European *teg- Old English þæc ( “ roof,thack ,thatch ” ) .
tak n definite singular taket indefinite plural tak definite plural taka or takene
roof ceiling FromOld Norse tak
tak n definite singular taket indefinite plural tak definite plural taka or takene
grip “tak” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromOld Norse þak Proto-Germanic *þaką Proto-Indo-European *teg- Old English þæc ( “ roof,thack ,thatch ” ) .
tak n definite singular taket indefinite plural tak definite plural taka
roof ceiling FromOld Norse tak
tak n definite singular taket indefinite plural tak definite plural taka
grip tak
imperative oftaka “tak” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .Inherited fromProto-Slavic *tako
tak
thus , assuch ,so Derived from the verbtaka ( “ to take, grab ” ) .
tak n genitive taks plural tǫk
grip ,hold ( wrestling ) hold taka f ( “ taking, capture; seizure, tax; revenue ” ) Icelandic:tak Faroese:tak Norwegian Nynorsk:tak Norwegian Bokmål:tak Old Swedish:tak Danish:tag Zoëga, Geir T. (1910 ) “tak ”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press Internet Archive Inherited fromProto-Slavic *tako
tak
so , in this wayso , to such a degreetak
( in conjunction withjako ) as well as ,both ,and so ;therefore ,thus ( in conjunction withże ) but ,however in order to ( in conjunction withacz ) only if 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 ”, inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish IJP PAN ,→ISBN (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
tak (Perso-Arabic spelling تک
A co-lexicalized intensifier. Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011 ) “tak”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3] →ISBN Inherited fromOld Polish tak Sense 1 is anellipsis oftak jest sì
tak (notcomparable )
like this ;so ( in this way ) Ona mitak powiedziała. ―She told meso . Ja to robiętak . ―I do itlike this . so (used for emphasis) Byłotak ciemno, że nic nie widziałem. ―It wasso dark that I couldn't see anything. Tak bardzo cię kocham!I love youso much! tak
yes Synonyms: ano no Antonym: nie Zrobiłeś to? -Tak . ―Did you do that? -Yes, (I did) . tak
yes ;certainly ,of course Synonyms: owszem dokładnie racja naturalnie oczywiście rzeczywiście w rzeczy samej Antonym: nie According toSłownik 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]
^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “tak Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language tak inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANtak in Polish dictionaries at PWN“TAK ”, inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century 30.03.2020 “TAK ”, inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814 ) “tak Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ) “tak Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz ,A. Kryński ,W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1927 ), “tak ”, inSłownik języka polskiego akt kat tka
FromMiddle Scots tak tacke Early Scots tak Middle English taken ( “ to take ” ) ,[ 1] Old English tacan ( “ to grasp, touch ” ) , a borrowing fromOld Norse taka ( “ to touch, take ” ) , ultimately fromProto-Germanic *tēkaną ( “ to touch ” ) .Tak gradually displaced the nativeMiddle English nimen ( “ to take ” ) . Cognates includeEnglish take Norn taka tak ( “ grip ” ) and/ortaka ( “ taking, seizure ” ) , via Middle Englishtak take
tak (third-person singular simple present taks present participle takkin ortaein simple past teuk past participle taen ortakken
( transitive ) take ( transitive ) trip .( transitive ) affect .( transitive ) marry .( transitive ) understand ,apprehend ,take .tak (plural taks
capture ,catch captive ( fishing ) catch ,haul grip See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
tak (plural taks
Alternative spelling oftack Borrowed fromFrench taquet
tȃk m Cyrillic spelling та̑к
billiard -cue Borrowed fromItalian tacco
tȁk m Cyrillic spelling та̏к
( regional ) shoe heel Borrowed fromOttoman Turkish طاق ( tak ) , fromPersian طاق ( tâq ) .
tȁk m Cyrillic spelling та̏к
( regional ) arc ,arch ,vault (of a building)“tak ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 “tak ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 Inherited fromOld Polish tak
IPA (key ) : /ˈtak/ Rhymes:-ak Syllabification:tak tak
like this;so ( in this way ) so ( used for emphasis ) tak
used to start a new topic so tak
about ,ish ,more or less IPA (key ) : /ˈtak/ Rhymes:-ak Syllabification:tak Inherited fromProto-Slavic *tako
tak (notcomparable )
thus ,as such Borrowed fromGerman Takt
tak m inan
tact ( keen perception or discernment ) ett tak (yttertak sense 1 ) ett tak (innertak sense 2 ) FromOld Swedish þak Old Norse þak Proto-Germanic *þaką Proto-Indo-European *teg-
tak n
aroof Synonym: yttertak klättra upp påtaket climb up onthe roof aceiling Synonym: innertak ett målattak a paintedceiling Yttertak andinnertak are mostly used in the rare cases where it isn't clear from context whethertak would refer to a roof or a ceiling .
FromOttoman Turkish طاق ( tak ) , fromArabic طَاق ( ṭāq ) , possibly fromMiddle Persian *tāk tʾg ( /tāg/ ,“ arch ” ) (compare modernPersian طاق ( tâq ,“ arch ” ) ).Doublet oftaç ( “ crown; belt ” ) .
tak
arch tak
second-person singular imperative oftakmak tak
leg tak
toarrange . totell ,inform FromLatin taceō ( “ I am quiet, rest ” ) .
tak (nominative plural taks
rest ,tranquility 1 status as a case is disputed2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
