klocka

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish klockæ, from Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔˌkːa/
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Noun[edit]

klocka c

  1. clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or keep track of time
    Synonym: ur
  2. (in questions) the time (of day)
    Vad är klockan?
    What time is it?
  3. bell; metallic resonating object
  4. bell; signal at a school

Declension[edit]

Declension of klocka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klocka klockan klockor klockorna
Genitive klockas klockans klockors klockornas

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Verb[edit]

klocka (present klockar, preterite klockade, supine klockat, imperative klocka)

  1. to time, to measure time; e.g. how fast a runner runs a distance
  2. to clock, to synchronize using a clock or clock pulses

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of klocka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive klocka klockas
Supine klockat klockats
Imperative klocka —
Imper. plural1 klocken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative klockar klockade klockas klockades
Ind. plural1 klocka klockade klockas klockades
Subjunctive2 klocke klockade klockes klockades
Participles
Present participle klockande
Past participle klockad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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