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

   Klokka mi er laget av titan.

   My watch is made of titanium.

2. clock

   Hvor mye er klokka?

   What time is it?

3. bell (large, such as a church bell; or small, such as a doorbell)

   Klokkene ringer.

   The bells are ringing.

• 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.