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klicken

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German

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Etymology

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16th century, from Middle High German *klicken, attested in zerklicken (to break an eggshell). Either cognate with or analogous to Dutch klikken (15th c.), English click (16th c.), French cliquer (14th c.). All ultimately imitative. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪkən/, [ˈklɪ.kŋ̍], [-k(ə)n]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩

Verb

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klicken (weak, third-person singular present klickt, past tense klickte, past participle geklickt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive)

  1. to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other)
    Zunächst war der Dieb geflüchtet, doch wenig später klickten die Handschellen.
    The thief had absconded at first, but handcuffs clicked shut shortly later.
  2. (computing) to click (with a mouse)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • klicken” in Duden online
  • klicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare German klicken, Dutch klikken, English click.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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klicken (third-person singular present klickt, past participle geklickt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to click (make a clicking sound)
  2. (intransitive) to click (a computer mouse button)

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive klicken
participle geklickt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular klicken
2nd singular klicks klick
3rd singular klickt
1st plural klicken
2nd plural klickt klickt
3rd plural klicken

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Noun

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klicken

  1. definite singular of klick