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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.
Einn kaffibolla, takk.- One cup of coffee, please.
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.
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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/,
Interjection
takk
- thank you, thanks
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
takk
- imperative of takke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þǫkk.
Interjection
takk
- thank you, thanks
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