flink
See also: Flink
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flink m anim
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flink
- nice, friendly
- nice, well-behaved
- good (competent, talented)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of flink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte 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 edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
- large, sturdy
- brave, showing no pain or fear
- 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!
- considerable
- 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?
Inflection edit
| Inflection 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 edit
Descendants edit
- → Caribbean Javanese: fling
Adverb edit
flink
German edit
Etymology edit
Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
Declension edit
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
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Low German flink.
Adjective edit
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References edit
- “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Low German flink.
Adjective edit
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References edit
- “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)
- who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
Declension edit
| Inflection of flink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | flink | flinkare | flinkast |
| Neuter singular | flinkt | flinkare | flinkast |
| Plural | flinka | flinkare | flinkast |
| Masculine plural3 | flinke | flinkare | flinkast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | flinke | flinkare | flinkaste |
| All | flinka | flinkare | flinkaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||