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roof

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/taːˀɣ/[ˈtˢæˀ(j)]
  1. roof

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”), from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with Swedish tak, English thack, thatch, German Dach, Dutch dak.

noun/taɡ/[ˈtˢæɡ̊]
  1. tag (signature of a graffiti artist)

    neuter
  2. tag (markup in an electronic file)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tag (since 1985).

noun/ta(ːˀ)ɣ/[ˈtˢæˀ(j)][ˈtˢɑw]
  1. hold, grasp, grip

    neuter
  2. stroke (with an oar or with the armes in the water)

    neuter
  3. handling, control

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse tak (“hold, grasp”), cognate with Norwegian tak, Swedish tag. Derived from the verb taka (Danish tage).

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