flink

See also: Flink

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈflɪŋk]

Noun

flink m anim

  1. (informal) idler, loafer
    Synonym: flákač

Declension

Declension of flink (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative flink flinkové
genitive flinka flinků
dative flinkovi, flinku flinkům
accusative flinka flinky
vocative flinku flinkové
locative flinkovi, flinku flincích
instrumental flinkem flinky
  • flinkat

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1] Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flenk/, [fleŋˀɡ̊]

Adjective

flink (plural and definite singular attributive flinke)

  1. nice, friendly
  2. nice, well-behaved
  3. good (competent, talented)

Inflection

Inflection of flink
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1] Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Adjective

flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)

  1. large, considerable
    Dat is een flink huis, hoeveel mensen wonen daar? ― That's a large house, how many people live there?
    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?
  2. stalwart, brave, sturdy
    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!

Declension

Declension 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

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: fling

Adverb

flink

  1. considerably, very

Noun

flink m or f (plural flinken, diminutive flinkje n)

  1. (obsolete) A sturdy or stalwart person.

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪŋk/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)

  1. quick, nimble
    Synonyms: behände, schnell

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
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am flinksten sie ist am flinksten es ist am flinksten sie sind am flinksten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative flinkster flinkste flinkstes flinkste
genitive flinksten flinkster flinksten flinkster
dative flinkstem flinkster flinkstem flinksten
accusative flinksten flinkste flinkstes flinkste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der flinkste die flinkste das flinkste die flinksten
genitive des flinksten der flinksten des flinksten der flinksten
dative dem flinksten der flinksten dem flinksten den flinksten
accusative den flinksten die flinkste das flinkste die flinksten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein flinkster eine flinkste ein flinkstes (keine) flinksten
genitive eines flinksten einer flinksten eines flinksten (keiner) flinksten
dative einem flinksten einer flinksten einem flinksten (keinen) flinksten
accusative einen flinksten eine flinkste ein flinkstes (keine) flinksten

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

  • “flink” in Duden online
  • “flink” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. clever, proficient, competent, good (at)

References

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)

  1. clever, proficient, competent, good (at)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German flink (“agile, quick”), probably from Middle Low German vlinken (“shining”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1]

Adjective

flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)

  1. who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
    • 1913, Maria Sandel, Virveln‎[1], page 278:
      Det var en pigg gumma, flink i tankar, flink i tungan, flink i allt hon företog sig, och med ett lynne som glittrade ljust även under de mest bekymmertunga moln.
      She was a sprightly old woman, quick-witted, sharp-tongued, adept at everything she betook, and with a temperament that sparkled brightly even under the heaviest clouds of worry.

Declension

Inflection of flink
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular flink flinkare flinkast
neuter singular flinkt flinkare flinkast
plural flinka flinkare flinkast
masculine plural2 flinke flinkare flinkast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 flinke flinkare flinkaste
all flinka flinkare flinkaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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