blinka
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Australian English blinker.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blinka f (plural blinkas)
- (Australia, automotive) turn signal
- Synonym: indikejter
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
blinka
- inflection of blinke:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blinken.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
blinka (present tense blinkar, past tense blinka, past participle blinka, passive infinitive blinkast, present participle blinkande, imperative blinka/blink)
- to twinkle (shine with a flickering light)
- to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)
- to turn a light repeatedly on and off
- to indicate (signal, in a vehicle, the intention to turn right or left)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “blinka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Verb edit
blinka (present blinkar, preterite blinkade, supine blinkat, imperative blinka)
- to blink (with one or more eyes)
- Om man inte blinkar så blir ögonen torra
- If you don't blink, your eyes get dry
- Jag tackade ja utan att blinka
- I said yes without blinking
- to wink
- blinka åt någon / blinka med ena ögat ("with [the] one eye") mot någon
- wink at someone
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to flash, to blink ((cause a light to) shine briefly or intermittently)
- Varningslampan blinkar
- The warning light is flashing
- blinka med helljuset
- flash the headlights
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to blink ((cause something to) appear briefly or intermittently, more generally)
- blinkande text
- blinking text
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of blinka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | blinka | — | ||
Supine | blinkat | — | ||
Imperative | blinka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | blinken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | blinkar | blinkade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | blinka | blinkade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | blinke | blinkade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | blinkande | |||
Past participle | blinkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |