talgud

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *talko- (compare Finnish talkoot, Karelian talloh, Veps touguh, Votic talko), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian talka (cooperated voluntary work)).

Noun

talgud (genitive talgute, partitive talguid)

  1. (usually in the plural) bee (gathering for carrying out a major task, such as harvesting or construction), dugnad

Declension

Declension of talgud (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative talgud
accusative nom.
gen.
genitive talgute
partitive talguid
illative talgutesse
talguisse
inessive talgutes
talguis
elative talgutest
talguist
allative talgutele
talguile
adessive talgutel
talguil
ablative talgutelt
talguilt
translative talguteks
talguiks
terminative talguteni
essive talgutena
abessive talguteta
comitative talgutega

Derived terms

  • talgutöö
  • talguline
  • talgupäev
  • mõttetalgud
  • tapatalgud

Further reading

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