talka

talka

See also: Talka and tálka

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /talka/ [t̪al.ka]
  • Rhymes: -alka, -a
  • Hyphenation: tal‧ka

Noun

talka inan

  1. collision, clash

Declension

Declension of talka (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive talka talka talkak talkok
ergative talkak talkak talkek talkok
dative talkari talkari talkei talkoi
genitive talkaren talkaren talken talkon
comitative talkarekin talkarekin talkekin talkokin
causative talkarengatik talkarengatik talkengatik talkongatik
benefactive talkarentzat talkarentzat talkentzat talkontzat
instrumental talkaz talkaz talkez talkotaz
inessive talkatan talkan talketan talkotan
locative talkatako talkako talketako talkotako
allative talkatara talkara talketara talkotara
terminative talkataraino talkaraino talketaraino talkotaraino
directive talkatarantz talkarantz talketarantz talkotarantz
destinative talkatarako talkarako talketarako talkotarako
ablative talkatatik talkatik talketatik talkotatik
partitive talkarik
prolative talkatzat

Derived terms

  • talka egin (to collide)
  • talka elastiko (elastic collision)
  • talka inelastiko (inelastic collision)
  • talka jo (to collide)
  • talka-uhin (shockwave)
  • talkaka (clashing)
  • talkari

Further reading

  • talka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • talka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a blend of talla +‎ nakka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑlkɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tal‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): tal‧ka

Noun

talka

  1. (nautical, archaic) synonym of emäpuu
  2. (dialectal) synonym of hamara (poll, butt (on an axe))
  3. (dialectal) a wooden piece used to reinforce a runner on a sleigh, etc.

Declension

Inflection of talka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k gradation)
nominative talka talat
genitive talan talkojen
partitive talkaa talkoja
illative talkaan talkoihin
singular plural
nominative talka talat
accusative nom. talka talat
gen. talan
genitive talan talkojen
talkain rare
partitive talkaa talkoja
inessive talassa taloissa
elative talasta taloista
illative talkaan talkoihin
adessive talalla taloilla
ablative talalta taloilta
allative talalle taloille
essive talkana talkoina
translative talaksi taloiksi
abessive talatta taloitta
instructive taloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of talka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative talkani talkani
accusative nom. talkani talkani
gen. talkani
genitive talkani talkojeni
talkaini rare
partitive talkaani talkojani
inessive talassani taloissani
elative talastani taloistani
illative talkaani talkoihini
adessive talallani taloillani
ablative talaltani taloiltani
allative talalleni taloilleni
essive talkanani talkoinani
translative talakseni taloikseni
abessive talattani taloittani
instructive
comitative talkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative talkasi talkasi
accusative nom. talkasi talkasi
gen. talkasi
genitive talkasi talkojesi
talkaisi rare
partitive talkaasi talkojasi
inessive talassasi taloissasi
elative talastasi taloistasi
illative talkaasi talkoihisi
adessive talallasi taloillasi
ablative talaltasi taloiltasi
allative talallesi taloillesi
essive talkanasi talkoinasi
translative talaksesi taloiksesi
abessive talattasi taloittasi
instructive
comitative talkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative talkamme talkamme
accusative nom. talkamme talkamme
gen. talkamme
genitive talkamme talkojemme
talkaimme rare
partitive talkaamme talkojamme
inessive talassamme taloissamme
elative talastamme taloistamme
illative talkaamme talkoihimme
adessive talallamme taloillamme
ablative talaltamme taloiltamme
allative talallemme taloillemme
essive talkanamme talkoinamme
translative talaksemme taloiksemme
abessive talattamme taloittamme
instructive
comitative talkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative talkanne talkanne
accusative nom. talkanne talkanne
gen. talkanne
genitive talkanne talkojenne
talkainne rare
partitive talkaanne talkojanne
inessive talassanne taloissanne
elative talastanne taloistanne
illative talkaanne talkoihinne
adessive talallanne taloillanne
ablative talaltanne taloiltanne
allative talallenne taloillenne
essive talkananne talkoinanne
translative talaksenne taloiksenne
abessive talattanne taloittanne
instructive
comitative talkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative talkansa talkansa
accusative nom. talkansa talkansa
gen. talkansa
genitive talkansa talkojensa
talkainsa rare
partitive talkaansa talkojaan
talkojansa
inessive talassaan
talassansa
taloissaan
taloissansa
elative talastaan
talastansa
taloistaan
taloistansa
illative talkaansa talkoihinsa
adessive talallaan
talallansa
taloillaan
taloillansa
ablative talaltaan
talaltansa
taloiltaan
taloiltansa
allative talalleen
talallensa
taloilleen
taloillensa
essive talkanaan
talkanansa
talkoinaan
talkoinansa
translative talakseen
talaksensa
taloikseen
taloiksensa
abessive talattaan
talattansa
taloittaan
taloittansa
instructive
comitative talkoineen
talkoinensa

References

  1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tolkaʔ.[1] Cognate with Lithuanian talkà[1] and Polish tłoka.[1][2]

Noun

talka f (4th declension)

  1. joint work
  2. help
  3. assistance

Declension

Declension of talka (4th)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative talka talkas
genitive talkas talku
dative talkai talkām
accusative talku talkas
instrumental talku talkām
locative talkā talkās
vocative talka talkas
  • talkot

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 495-496. →ISBN
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “tłok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 571-572

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tolkaʔ.[1] Cognate with Latvian talka[1] and Polish tłoka.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (tal) IPA(key): [tɐlˈkɐ]
  • (tal̃ka) IPA(key): [ˈtɐlkɐ]

Noun

talkà f stress pattern 4 [3]

  1. cooperated voluntary work (chiefly communal and agricultural)
    rugiapjūtės talka[3] - cooperated harvest
  2. assistance
    ateiti į talką[3] - to come to help
  3. gathered crowd

Declension

Declension of talkà
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) talkà tal̃kos
genitive (kilmininkas) talkõs talkų̃
dative (naudininkas) tal̃kai talkóms
accusative (galininkas) tal̃ką talkàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) talkà talkomi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas) talkojè talkosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) tal̃ka tal̃kos

Note: Besides this table, there is an illative singular form talkõn.

Synonyms

  • (assistance): pagelbėjimas, pagalba

Derived terms

  • (noun) talkininkas m
  • (verb) telkti

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 495-496. →ISBN
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “tłok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 571-572
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 “talka” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • “talka” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

talka f

  1. (Podlachia, Near Masovian, Łuków County) synonym of motowidło
  2. (Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) synonym of motek (spool of thread)

Further reading

  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “talka”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 257