English

Noun

takas

1. plural of taka

Latvian

Noun

takas f

1. genitive singular form of taka
2. nominative plural form of taka
3. vocative plural form of taka
4. accusative plural form of taka

Lithuanian

Etymology

• From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tokos^[1], from Proto-Indo-European *tokʷ-o-^[1]. Cognate with Polish tok ‎(“process”)^[1][2] and Avestan [script needed] ‎(taka-, “course”)^[1][2]. See also tekė́ti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ä̌ːkɐs̪]

Noun

tãkas m ‎(plural takaĩ) stress pattern 4 ^[3]

1. footpath, path^[4]
2. (sports) track, lane^[4]
3. (figuratively) way

   gyvenimo takas^[3] - way to live

4. narrow carpet
5. gullet (interval between teeth of a saw blade)
6. channel, tube (for air or liquid)

Declension

Synonyms

• (path): kelelis
• (lane): ruožas
• (narrow carpet): patiesalas
• (channel): kanalas, vamzdis

Hypernyms

• (path): kelias

References

1. 1 2 3 4 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 494-495. ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6
2. 1 2 Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “tok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 573
3. 1 2 “takas” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
4. 1 2 “takas” in Victoria Martsinkyavitshute (2012), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian, Seventh printing. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0151-5