klokke

klokke

1. plural of klok

From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

• IPA^(key): /klɔkə/, [ˈkʰl̥ʌɡ̊ə]

klokke c (singular definite klokken, plural indefinite klokker)

1. bell (a percussive instrument)
2. bell (something shaped like the instrument, i.e. as an inverted)
3. bell (an instrument giving a signal, e.g. a doorbell or a bell in a school)
4. time, hour, o'clock (the hours and minuts)

   Hvad er klokken?

   What time is it?

   Jeg kommer tilbage klokken 6.

   I will be back at 6 o'clock.

5. (rare) watch

• dørklokke
• kirkeklokke
• klokkeslæt

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɔkə/

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For the etymology of the noun, see klok. The adverb is a temporal dative of the same.

klokke f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of klok

klokke

1. (formal, dated) Exactly at a given time.

   Synonym: stipt

   Klokke 17:00 ving de ceremonie aan. ― The ceremony began at 17:00 exactly.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

klokke

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

• kokkel

From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

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klokke f or m (definite singular klokka or klokken, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)

1. watch
2. clock
3. bell (large, such as a church bell; or small, such as a doorbell)

• bjelle (small bell)

• “klokke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

• IPA^(key): /²klɔkːə/

klokke f (definite singular klokka, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)

1. watch
2. clock
3. bell

• “klokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.