See also: Klinker

English

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Noun

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klinker (countable and uncountable, plural klinkers)

  1. Dated form of clinker.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch klinker.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkləŋ.kər/
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Noun

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klinker (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertjie)

  1. vowel
  2. clinker (brick)
  3. hardtack

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From earlier klinckaerd, klinkert, from Middle Dutch clinker, clinkaert, related to Middle Low German klinkert (hard-fired brick); equivalent to klinken +‎ -er.

Noun

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klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

  1. clinker brick; (by extension) any kind of brick used for pavement
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: klinker
  • Negerhollands: klinker
  • English: clinker
  • German: Klinker
  • Papiamentu: klenker, klenku
  • West Frisian: klinkert

Etymology 2

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From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken +‎ -er, short for klinckletter (sounding-letter), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (sounding-letter). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (announcer, crier).

Noun

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klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

  1. (phonetics) vowel
    Synonyms: klinkletter, vocaal
    Coordinate term: medeklinker
    Het Nederlands heeft vijf basisklinkers: a, e, i, o, u.
    Dutch has five basic vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
    De klinkers in het woord "huis" zijn "ui".
    The vowels in the word "huis" (house) are "ui".
    De taalkundige bestudeert de verschillende klinkers in verschillende talen.
    The linguist studies the different vowels in various languages.
  2. (uncommon, orthography) vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)
    Synonym: klinkletter
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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish klinkier.

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Noun

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klinker m inan (related adjective klinkerowi)

  1. clinker (very hard brick)

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Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “klinkier”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “klinkier”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]

Swedish

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Noun

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klinker c

  1. (countable or collectively) clinker, clinker brick (hard brick)

Declension

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Declension of klinker
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klinker klinkers
definite klinkern klinkerns
plural indefinite klinker, klinkers klinkers
definite klinkerna klinkernas

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