klika

See also: klíka and kliką

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklɪka]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kľuka, from Proto-Indo-European *klēw- (“hook”).

Noun

klika f

1. door handle
2. doorknob
3. crank (a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device)

Declension

Declension of klika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	klika	kliky
genitive	kliky	klik
dative	klice	klikám
accusative	kliku	kliky
vocative	kliko	kliky
locative	klice	klikách
instrumental	klikou	klikami

Derived terms

• klička

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Glück, pronounced [klik] in Bavarian.

Noun

klika f

1. (informal) luck

   Synonym: štěstí

Declension

Declension of klika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	klika	kliky
genitive	kliky	klik
dative	klice	klikám
accusative	kliku	kliky
vocative	kliko	kliky
locative	klice	klikách
instrumental	klikou	klikami

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French clique.

Noun

klika f

1. (informal) clique (group of people)
2. (graph theory) clique (subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph)

Declension

Declension of klika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	klika	kliky
genitive	kliky	klik
dative	klice	klikám
accusative	kliku	kliky
vocative	kliko	kliky
locative	klice	klikách
instrumental	klikou	klikami

Further reading

• “klika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “klika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “klika”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkli.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: kli‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French clique.

Noun

klika f (diminutive kliczka)

1. clique (group of people)

   Synonyms: klan, koteria, sitwa

2. (graph theory) clique (subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph)

Declension

Declension of klika

	singular	plural
nominative	klika	kliki
genitive	kliki	klik
dative	klice	klikom
accusative	klikę	kliki
instrumental	kliką	klikami
locative	klice	klikach
vocative	kliko	kliki

Derived terms

adjective

• klikowy

 

Related terms

noun

• klikowość

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klika

1. third-person singular present of klikać

Further reading

• klika in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klika in Polish dictionaries at PWN