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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
klinker (countable and uncountable, plural klinkers)
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
klinker (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertjie)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From earlier klinckaerd, klinkert, from Middle Dutch clinker, clinkaert, related to Middle Low German klinkert (“hard-fired brick”); equivalent to klinken + -er.
Noun[edit]
klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: klinker
- Negerhollands: klinker
- → English: clinker
- → German: Klinker
- → Papiamentu: klenker, klenku
- → West Frisian: klinkert
Etymology 2[edit]
From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken + -er, short for klinckletter (“sounding-letter”), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (“sounding-letter”). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (“announcer, crier”).
Noun[edit]
klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)
- (phonetics) vowel
- Synonyms: klinkletter, vocaal
- Coordinate term: medeklinker
- Het Nederlands heeft vijf basisklinkers: a, e, i, o, u.
- Dutch has five basic vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
- De klinkers in het woord "huis" zijn "ui".
- The vowels in the word "huis" (house) are "ui".
- De taalkundige bestudeert de verschillende klinkers in verschillende talen.
- The linguist studies the different vowels in various languages.
- (uncommon, orthography) vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)
- Synonym: klinkletter
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
klinker c
- a clinker (hard brick)
Declension[edit]
Declension of klinker | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | klinker | klinkern | klinker, klinkers | klinkerna |
Genitive | klinkers | klinkerns | klinkers | klinkernas |
References[edit]
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪŋkər
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