Klinke
See also: klinke
German
editEtymology
editA Low and Central German word, from Middle Low German and northern Middle High German klinke (“latch”), from Proto-West Germanic *klinku (“latch”). Eventually derived from Proto-Germanic *klinganą, probably through the sense “to cling”, alternatively through the sense “to sound” (English clink, German klingen, compare also Klinge (“blade”)). Cognate with Dutch klink, French clenche.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKlinke f (genitive Klinke, plural Klinken)
- door handle
- Synonyms: Türklinke, Schnalle, Türdrücker, Türfalle, Türschnalle
- (obsolete) latch
- Synonym: Riegel
- jack (type of plug or connector)
Declension
editDeclension of Klinke [feminine]
Derived terms
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