tukk

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tukka, cognate to Finnish tukka.

Noun

tukk (genitive tuka, partitive tukka)

  1. fringe, bangs
    Tänapäeval on pikad tukad vägagi moes.
    Long bangs are really in style right now.
  2. (figuratively) a strand of hair
  3. (figuratively) hair
  4. a small group of trees or shrubs; a copse
    Maja taga on väike puudetukk.
    There's a small copse of trees behind the house.
Declension
Declension of tukk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative tukk tukad
accusative nom.
gen. tuka
genitive tukkade
partitive tukka tukke
tukkasid
illative tukka
tukasse
tukkadesse
tukesse
inessive tukas tukkades
tukes
elative tukast tukkadest
tukest
allative tukale tukkadele
tukele
adessive tukal tukkadel
tukel
ablative tukalt tukkadelt
tukelt
translative tukaks tukkadeks
tukeks
terminative tukani tukkadeni
essive tukana tukkadena
abessive tukata tukkadeta
comitative tukaga tukkadega

Etymology 2

Unknown. It has been suggested that it may be an irregular variant from the same root as the word tungal (compare Finnish tukki).

Noun

tukk (genitive tuki, partitive tukki)

  1. a log or tinder which hasn't fully burnt nor charcoalized Synonym: tuletukk
Declension
Declension of tukk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative tukk tukid
accusative nom.
gen. tuki
genitive tukkide
partitive tukki tukke
tukkisid
illative tukki
tukisse
tukkidesse
tukesse
inessive tukis tukkides
tukes
elative tukist tukkidest
tukest
allative tukile tukkidele
tukele
adessive tukil tukkidel
tukel
ablative tukilt tukkidelt
tukelt
translative tukiks tukkideks
tukeks
terminative tukini tukkideni
essive tukina tukkidena
abessive tukita tukkideta
comitative tukiga tukkidega
Derived terms
  • põrgutukk
  • tukiving
  • tuletukk

Etymology 3

Deverbal from tukkuma.

Noun

tukk (genitive tuku, partitive tukku)

  1. a snooze, doze, drowse Synonyms: unetukk, tudu, tudi, suik
Declension
Declension of tukk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative tukk tukud
accusative nom.
gen. tuku
genitive tukkude
partitive tukku tukke
tukkusid
illative tukku
tukusse
tukkudesse
tukesse
inessive tukus tukkudes
tukes
elative tukust tukkudest
tukest
allative tukule tukkudele
tukele
adessive tukul tukkudel
tukel
ablative tukult tukkudelt
tukelt
translative tukuks tukkudeks
tukeks
terminative tukuni tukkudeni
essive tukuna tukkudena
abessive tukuta tukkudeta
comitative tukuga tukkudega
Derived terms
  • tukkur
  • tukunui
  • unetukk
References
  • tukk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • tukk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • tukk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012