vink

See also: Vink

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vink, from Middle Dutch vinke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəŋk/

Noun

vink (plural vinke, diminutive vinkie)

1. A finch.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪŋk/

• vink

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• Hyphenation: vink
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk
• Homophone: Vink

Etymology 1

Fringilla coelebs in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

From Middle Dutch vinke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.

Noun

vink f or m (plural vinken, diminutive vinkje n)

1. The chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs.
2. One of many other birds of the family Fringillidae; a finch.
3. A Dutch dish that consists of pork and beef mince wrapped in bacon; Short for slavink.
4. (computing) A checkmark (often used in its diminutive form - vinkje).

Derived terms

• appelvink
• distelvink
• geelvink
• goudvink
• groenvink
• luistervink
• prachtvink
• vinkachtige

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vink

Further reading

• vink on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 2

Verb

vink

1. inflection of vinken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

vink

1. imperative of vinke

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from German Wink.

Noun

vink c

1. a wave (a movement of the hand)

Declension

Declension of vink
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vink	vinken	vinkar	vinkarna
Genitive	vinks	vinkens	vinkars	vinkarnas

Related terms

• vinka

References

• vink in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• kniv