talka

See also:Talkaandtálka

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/talka/,[t̪al.ka]

Noun

talkainan

1. collision,clash

Declension

Declension oftalka(inanimate, ending in-a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	talka	talka	talkak
ergative	talkak	talkak	talkek
dative	talkari	talkari	talkei
genitive	talkaren	talkaren	talken
comitative	talkarekin	talkarekin	talkekin
causative	talkarengatik	talkarengatik	talkengatik
benefactive	talkarentzat	talkarentzat	talkentzat
instrumental	talkaz	talkaz	talkez
inessive	talkatan	talkan	talketan
locative	talkatako	talkako	talketako
allative	talkatara	talkara	talketara
terminative	talkataraino	talkaraino	talketaraino
directive	talkatarantz	talkarantz	talketarantz
destinative	talkatarako	talkarako	talketarako
ablative	talkatatik	talkatik	talketatik
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”,inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia[Dictionary of the Basque Academy],Euskaltzaindia
• “talka”,inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia[General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Latvian

Etymology

FromProto-Balto-Slavic*tolkaʔ.Cognate withLithuaniantalkàandPolishtłoka.

Noun

talkaf(4th declension)

1. joint work
2. help
3. assistance

Declension

Declension oftalka(4th declension)

	singular(vienskaitlis)	plural(daudzskaitlis)
nominative(nominatīvs)	talka	talkas
accusative(akuzatīvs)	talku	talkas
genitive(ģenitīvs)	talkas	talku
dative(datīvs)	talkai	talkām
instrumental(instrumentālis)	talku	talkām
locative(lokatīvs)	talkā	talkās
vocative(vokatīvs)	talka	talkas

Related terms

• talkot

Lithuanian

Etymology

FromProto-Balto-Slavic*tolkaʔ.Cognate withLatviantalkaandPolishtłoka.

Pronunciation

• (talkà)IPA^(key):[tɐlˈkɐ]
• (tal̃ka)IPA^(key):[ˈtɐlkɐ]

Noun

talkàfstress pattern 4

1. cooperatedvoluntarywork(chieflycommunalandagricultural)

   rugiapjūtėstalka-cooperatedharvest

2. assistance

   ateitiįtalką- to come tohelp

3. gatheredcrowd

Declension

Declension oftalkà

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

Note:Besides this table, there is anillativesingular formtalkõn.

Synonyms

• (assistance):pagelbėjimas,pagalba

Derived terms

• (noun)talkininkasm

Related terms

• (verb)telkti

See also

• (crowd):minia

References

• “talka” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993),Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian.New York:Hippocrene Books.→ISBN