klinka

See also: 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 (feminine)
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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025