takjas

Estonian
Metskimalane villtakja õiel

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *takijas, ultimately from Proto-Baltic *dagijas (“burdock”) (compare modern Latvian dadzis and Lithuanian dagys). Cognate with Finnish takiainen, Votic and Ingrian takkiain, Ludian takkiaińe, Livvi takkis- (in the compound takkisheinü (“burdock”)) and Veps takkiž.

The word has folk-etymologically merged with the stem in taki-sta/ma (“to prevent”) (compare the dialectal definition “to connect, fasten, tie up”, and its standard language equivalent takerdama (“to tangle”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑkjɑs/, [ˈtɑkjɑ̈s]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkjɑs
  • Hyphenation: tak‧jas

Noun

takjas (genitive takja, partitive takjat)

  1. (botany) burdock (plant of the genus Arctium)
    suur takjas ― greater burdock (Arctium lappa)
  2. (botany) burr, bur (seed pod of a burdock that sticks in fur or clothing)

Declension
Declension of takjas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative takjas takjad
accusative nom.
gen. takja
genitive takjate
partitive takjat takjaid
illative takjasse takjatesse
takjaisse
inessive takjas takjates
takjais
elative takjast takjatest
takjaist
allative takjale takjatele
takjaile
adessive takjal takjatel
takjail
ablative takjalt takjatelt
takjailt
translative takjaks takjateks
takjaiks
terminative takjani takjateni
essive takjana takjatena
abessive takjata takjateta
comitative takjaga takjatega

Derived terms
  • takjane

Compounds
  • jõgitakjas
  • villtakjas
  • takjajuur
  • takjakinnis
  • takjanupp
  • takjanutt
  • takjapael
  • takjapuhmas
  • takjašampoon
  • takjaõli

References
  • takjas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “takjas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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