tiltak

Faroese

Etymology

til- (“to, towards”) +‎ tak (“grip, hold; major effort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːl̥ˌtʱɛaːʰk/

Noun

tiltak n (genitive singular tiltaks, plural tiltøk)

1. reserves, substitute
2. event (concert etc.)
3. (linguistics) phrase, saying
4. generous gift, contribution

Declension

n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tiltak	tiltakið	tiltøk	tiltøkini
accusative	tiltak	tiltakið	tiltøk	tiltøkini
dative	tiltaki	tiltakinum	tiltøkum	tiltøkunum
genitive	tiltaks	tiltaksins	tiltaka	tiltakanna

Related terms

• tilfar
• tilgjørdur
• tilgongd
• tilhald
• tilhugsan
• tilknýti
• tilvild
• átak
• framtak
• hugtak
• handtak
• undantak
• undirtøka
• endurtaka

Further reading

• "tiltak" at Sprotin.fo

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From til +‎ ta (from the verb).

Noun

tiltak n (definite singular tiltaket, indefinite plural tiltak, definite plural tiltaka or tiltakene)

1. measure (course of action; often in plural form)
2. action (mot / against)
3. effort

Derived terms

• sikkerhetstiltak

References

• “tiltak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From til +‎ ta (from the verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɪlˌtɑːk/

Noun

tiltak n (definite singular tiltaket, indefinite plural tiltak, definite plural tiltaka)

1. measure (course of action; often in plural form)
2. action (mot / against)
3. effort

References

• “tiltak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.