tukk
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *tukka, cognate to Finnish tukka.
Noun
tukk (genitive tuka, partitive tukka)
- fringe, bangs
- Tänapäeval on pikad tukad vägagi moes.
- Long bangs are really in style right now.
- (figuratively) a strand of hair
- (figuratively) hair
- 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)
- 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)
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