flink
See also: Flink
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈflɪŋk]
Declension
Related terms
- flinkat
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flenk/, [fleŋˀɡ̊]
Inflection
| Inflection of flink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | flink | flinkere | flinkest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | flinkt | flinkere | flinkest2 |
| Plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | flinke | flinkere | flinkeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɪŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋk
Adjective
flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
- large, sturdy
- brave, showing no pain or fear
- Synonym: kranig
- Hij is erg flink geweest bij de dokter; hij heeft niet eens gehuild!
- He was very brave at the doctor's; he didn't even cry!
- considerable
- Het is wel een flink bedrag. Weet je zeker dat ik het mag hebben?
- It is quite a considerable sum of money. Are you sure I can have it?
Inflection
| Inflection of flink | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | flink | |||
| inflected | flinke | |||
| comparative | flinker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | flink | flinker | het flinkst het flinkste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | flinke | flinkere | flinkste |
| n. sing. | flink | flinker | flinkste | |
| plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
| definite | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
| partitive | flinks | flinkers | — | |
Derived terms
- flinkerd
- flinkheid
- flinks
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: fling
German
Etymology
Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɪŋk/
Audio (file)
Adjective
flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
Declension
Positive forms of flink
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist flink | sie ist flink | es ist flink | sie sind flink | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinker | flinke | flinkes | flinke |
| genitive | flinken | flinker | flinken | flinker | |
| dative | flinkem | flinker | flinkem | flinken | |
| accusative | flinken | flinke | flinkes | flinke | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinke | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken |
| genitive | des flinken | der flinken | des flinken | der flinken | |
| dative | dem flinken | der flinken | dem flinken | den flinken | |
| accusative | den flinken | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinker | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken |
| genitive | eines flinken | einer flinken | eines flinken | (keiner) flinken | |
| dative | einem flinken | einer flinken | einem flinken | (keinen) flinken | |
| accusative | einen flinken | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken | |
Comparative forms of flink
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist flinker | sie ist flinker | es ist flinker | sie sind flinker | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinkerer | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere |
| genitive | flinkeren | flinkerer | flinkeren | flinkerer | |
| dative | flinkerem | flinkerer | flinkerem | flinkeren | |
| accusative | flinkeren | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinkere | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren |
| genitive | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | |
| dative | dem flinkeren | der flinkeren | dem flinkeren | den flinkeren | |
| accusative | den flinkeren | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinkerer | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren |
| genitive | eines flinkeren | einer flinkeren | eines flinkeren | (keiner) flinkeren | |
| dative | einem flinkeren | einer flinkeren | einem flinkeren | (keinen) flinkeren | |
| accusative | einen flinkeren | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren | |
Superlative forms of flink
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German flink.
Adjective
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
- “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German flink.
Adjective
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
- “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
Declension
| Inflection of flink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | flink | flinkare | flinkast |
| Neuter singular | flinkt | flinkare | flinkast |
| Plural | flinka | flinkare | flinkast |
| Masculine plural3 | flinke | flinkare | flinkast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | flinke | flinkare | flinkaste |
| All | flinka | flinkare | flinkaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
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