klinke

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Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch klinker, klinkert.

Noun[edit]

klinke c (singular definite klinken, plural indefinite klinker)

  1. clinker (brick)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

klinke c (singular definite klinken, plural indefinite klinker)

  1. latch (closing mechanism)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

klinke (imperative klink, infinitive at klinke, present tense klinker, past tense klinkede, perfect tense klinket)

  1. to repair pottery, porcelain and the like using glue or metal braces

Etymology 4[edit]

From dialectal Swedish klinka.

Verb[edit]

klinke (imperative klink, infinitive at klinke, present tense klinker, past tense klinkede, perfect tense klinket)

  1. to strike one's bottle or glass at another person's
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Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Verb[edit]

klinke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klinken

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

klinke (present tense klinkar, past tense klinka, past participle klinka, passive infinitive klinkast, present participle klinkande, imperative klinke/klink)

  1. Alternative form of klinka

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian klinga, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with Dutch klinken, German klingen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

klinke

  1. to sound

Conjugation[edit]

Strong class 3
infinitive klinke
3rd singular past klonk
past participle klonken
infinitive klinke
long infinitive klinken
gerund klinken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular klink klonk
2nd singular klinkst klonkst
3rd singular klinkt klonk
plural klinke klonken
imperative klink
participles klinkend klonken

Further reading[edit]

  • klinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011