tlak
See also: tlâk
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tolkъ. Deverbal from tlačit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtlak]
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Noun
tlak m inan
- pressure
- Antonym: tah m
- krevní tlak ― blood pressure
Declension
Declension of tlak (velar masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tlak | tlaky |
| genitive | tlaku | tlaků |
| dative | tlaku | tlakům |
| accusative | tlak | tlaky |
| vocative | tlaku | tlaky |
| locative | tlaku | tlacích |
| instrumental | tlakem | tlaky |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tlak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “tlak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “tlak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tɬeˑqʷʼ and therefore cognate with Navajo -TŁÉÉʼ, Ahtna tlaekʼ.
Root
tlak
- A classificatory root for mushy objects; extended meanings include "a rotten object is in position," and "a person is sprawled out".
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | tlax | tlak | tlwk | tlax |
| Neuter | tlak | tlak | tlak | tlak |
| ? | tlwk | tlwk | ? | ? |
Derived terms
- badeltlwk (“a squishy sound is coming from it”)
- deltlwgą́ (“it is fragile”)
- detlwgą́ (“it (meat) is tender”)
- ditlwgą́ (“it is cheap”)
- ethdetlak (“a mushy object is in position; he/she is sprawled out”)
- nathdetlak (“a mushy object is in position (n-gender)”)
- nedetlwk (“they are soft (n-gender”)
- tlaga' (“shabby, scruffy”, see there for further derivatives)
- tlwga' (“mushy”, see there for further derivatives)
- todeltlwk (“there is a splashing sound in the water”)
- toxwntlax (“it is eroding”)
- tr'ontlagayi (“poison”)
- tr'oxutlagą́ (“an area is no good”)
- xwltlwgą́ (“things are easy”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 267-270
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed by Bogoslav Šulek from Czech tlak, from Proto-Slavic *tolkъ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tlâːk/
Noun
tlȃk m inan (Cyrillic spelling тла̑к)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tlȃk | tlàkovi |
| genitive | tlaka | tlakova |
| dative | tlaku | tlakovima |
| accusative | tlak | tlakove |
| vocative | tlače | tlakovi |
| locative | tlaku | tlakovima |
| instrumental | tlakom | tlakovima |
Related terms
- krevní tlak (“blood pressure”)
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *tolkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tlak/, [ˈtlak]
- Rhymes: -ak
Noun
tlak m inan (relational adjective tlakový)
- pressure
- krvný tlak ― blood pressure
- atmosferický tlak ― atmospheric pressure
- (figurative) pressure
- sociálny tlak ― social pressure
- politický tlak ― political pressure
- stress, strain
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tlak | tlaky |
| genitive | tlaku | tlakov |
| dative | tlaku | tlakom |
| accusative | tlak | tlaky |
| locative | tlaku | tlakoch |
| instrumental | tlakom | tlakmi |
Further reading
- “tlak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tláːk/
Noun
tlȃk m inan
- pressure
- zračni tlak - air pressure
Declension
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | tlák | ||
| gen. sing. | tláka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
tlák | tláka | tláki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
tláka | tlákov | tlákov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
tláku | tlákoma | tlákom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
tlák | tláka | tláke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
tláku | tlákih | tlákih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
tlákom | tlákoma | tláki |