klinker

klinker (countable and uncountable, plural klinkers)

1. Dated form of clinker.

From Dutch klinker.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkləŋ.kər/

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klinker (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertjie)

1. vowel
2. clinker (brick)
3. hardtack

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: klin‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkər

From earlier klinckaerd, klinkert, from Middle Dutch clinker, clinkaert, related to Middle Low German klinkert (“hard-fired brick”); equivalent to klinken +‎ -er.

klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

1. clinker brick; (by extension) any kind of brick used for pavement

• klinkaard (dated)
• klinkerd (dated)

• klinkerweg

• Afrikaans: klinker
• Negerhollands: klinker
• → English: clinker
• → German: Klinker
• → Papiamentu: klenker, klenku
• → West Frisian: klinkert

From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken +‎ -er, short for klinckletter (“sounding-letter”), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (“sounding-letter”). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (“announcer, crier”).

klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

1. (phonetics) vowel

   Synonyms: klinkletter, vocaal

   Coordinate term: medeklinker

   Het Nederlands heeft vijf basisklinkers: a, e, i, o, u.

   Dutch has five basic vowels: a, e, i, o, u.

   De klinkers in het woord "huis" zijn "ui".

   The vowels in the word "huis" (house) are "ui".

   De taalkundige bestudeert de verschillende klinkers in verschillende talen.

   The linguist studies the different vowels in various languages.

2. (uncommon, orthography) vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)

   Synonym: klinkletter

• medeklinker
• slotklinker

• Afrikaans: klinker
• → West Frisian: klinker

klinker c

1. a clinker (hard brick)

• klinker in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klinker in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klinker in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)