klok
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch klok, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *klokka, from Old Irish clocc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From early modern klokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *klokka, from Old Irish clocc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. In Early Modern Dutch, too, klokke still referred primarily to a bell, which is the word's original meaning and from which sense the word klokkentoren (“bell tower”) for example derives; the sense clock is a relatively recent development.
Noun edit
klok f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n)
- clock
- (Netherlands, informal) watch, wristwatch
- Synonym: horloge
- bell
- protective cloche
- (often diminutive) something bell-shaped, as some flowers
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: klok
- Berbice Creole Dutch: klok
- Jersey Dutch: klök
- Negerhollands: klok, klock
- → Papiamentu: klòk, klok
- → West Frisian: klok
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
klok
- inflection of klokken:
Limburgish edit
Noun edit
klok f (plural klokke, diminutive klokske)
- Veldeke spelling spelling of Klock
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.
Adjective edit
klōk
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "klōk" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klok.
Adjective edit
klok (neuter singular klokt, definite singular and plural kloke, comparative klokere, indefinite superlative klokest, definite superlative klokeste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “klok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klok.
Adjective edit
klok (neuter klokt, definite singular and plural kloke, comparative klokare, indefinite superlative klokast, definite superlative klokaste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “klok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kloker, from Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klôk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
klok (comparative klokare, superlative klokast)
- wise, intelligent
- ett klokt beslut
- a wise decision
Declension edit
Inflection of klok | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | klok | klokare | klokast |
Neuter singular | klokt | klokare | klokast |
Plural | kloka | klokare | klokast |
Masculine plural3 | kloke | klokare | klokast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kloke | klokare | klokaste |
All | kloka | klokare | klokaste |
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 |
See also edit
References edit
- klok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klok in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tok Pisin edit
Noun edit
klok
- Alternative form of kilok
Volapük edit
Noun edit
klok (nominative plural kloks)