tukk

Estonian

Etymology

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 tuka tukad
genitive tuka 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
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