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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