klinke

See also: Klinke

Danish

Etymology 1

From Dutch klinker, klinkert.

Noun

klinke c (singular definite klinken, plural indefinite klinker)

1. clinker (brick)

Declension

Declension of klinke

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klinke	klinken	klinker	klinkerne
genitive	klinkes	klinkens	klinkers	klinkernes

Etymology 2

Noun

klinke c (singular definite klinken, plural indefinite klinker)

1. latch (closing mechanism)

Declension

Declension of klinke

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klinke	klinken	klinker	klinkerne
genitive	klinkes	klinkens	klinkers	klinkernes

Etymology 3

Verb

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

From dialectal Swedish klinka.

Verb

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

See also

• skåle

Further reading

• “klinke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

klinke

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

Anagrams

• likken, nikkel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kə/

Verb

klinke

1. to sound

Conjugation

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
clitic form	klinksto	klonksto
3rd singular	klinkt	klonk
plural	klinke	klonken
imperative	klink
participles	klinkend	klonken

Further reading

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