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
f-w1 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

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

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

Further reading
  • “klinka” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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