Wiktionary

klokke

See also: Klokke

Afrikaans edit

Noun edit

klokke

  1. plural of klok

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /klɔkə/, [ˈkʰl̥ʌɡ̊ə]

Noun edit

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

Declension edit

Declension of klokke
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klokke klokken klokker klokkerne
genitive klokkes klokkens klokkers klokkernes

Derived terms edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔkə/
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Etymology 1 edit

For the etymology of the noun, see klok. The adverb is a temporal dative of the same.

Noun edit

klokke f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of klok

Adverb edit

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.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

klokke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klokken

Anagrams edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

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).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

klokke f or m (definite singular klokka or klokken, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)

  1. watch
  2. clock
  3. bell (large, such as a church bell; or small, such as a doorbell)

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
 klokke (fleirtyding) on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Etymology edit

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).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

klokke f (definite singular klokka, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)

  1. watch
  2. clock
  3. bell

Derived terms edit

References edit

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