klinka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish klinke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰliŋ̊ka/
• Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka

Noun

klinka f (genitive singular klinku, nominative plural klinkur)

1. a type of latch

Declension

Declension of klinka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klinka	klinkan	klinkur	klinkurnar
accusative	klinku	klinkuna	klinkur	klinkurnar
dative	klinku	klinkunni	klinkum	klinkunum
genitive	klinku	klinkunnar	klinka, klinkna	klinkanna, klinknanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• klinke

Etymology

From Middle Low German [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɪŋkɑ/

Verb

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

1. to rivet
2. to clink glasses against each other, when making a toast

References

• “klinka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From klȉnac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klîːnka/
• Hyphenation: klin‧ka

Noun

klȋnka f (Cyrillic spelling кли̑нка)

1. (colloquial) a small girl

Declension

Declension of klinka

	singular	plural
nominative	klȋnka	klinke
genitive	klinke	klȋnkā/klȋnkī
dative	klinki	klinkama
accusative	klinku	klinke
vocative	klinko	klinke
locative	klinki	klinkama
instrumental	klinkom	klinkama

Related terms

• klinac

Further reading

• “klinka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025