Klinke

See also: klinke

German

Etymology

A 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋkə/

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Noun

Klinke f (genitive Klinke, plural Klinken)

1. door handle

   Synonyms: Türklinke, Schnalle, Türdrücker, Türfalle, Türschnalle

2. (obsolete) latch

   Synonym: Riegel

3. jack (type of plug or connector)

Declension

Declension of Klinke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klinke	die	Klinken
genitive	einer	der	Klinke	der	Klinken
dative	einer	der	Klinke	den	Klinken
accusative	eine	die	Klinke	die	Klinken

Derived terms

• klinken
• Klinken putzen
• sich die Klinke in die Hand geben

Further reading

• “Klinke” in Duden online
• “Klinke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache