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EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /lɪŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English linke, lenke, from a merger of Old English hlenċe, hlenċa (ring; chainlink) and Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr (ring; chain); both from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz (ring; bond; fettle; fetter). Used in English since the 14th century. Related to lank.

NounEdit

link (plural links)

  1. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
    The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.
  2. One element of a chain or other connected series.
    The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.
    The weakest link.
  3. Abbreviation of hyperlink.
    The link on the page points to the sports scores.
  4. (computing) The connection between buses or systems.
    A by-N-link is composed of N lanes.
  5. (mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
  6. (Sussex) a thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
    • 2008, Richard John King, A Handbook for Travellers in Kent and Sussex:
      They used formerly to live in caves or huts dug into the side of a bank or "link," and lined with heath or straw.
  7. (figurative) an individual person or element in a system
    • 2010, James O. Young, My Sheep Know My Voice: anointed poetry, AuthorHouse, page 32:
      But know that God is the strongest link.
    • 2010, William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, Universal Principles of Design, RockPort, page 262:
      The fuse is the weakest link in the system. As such, the fuse is also the most valuable link in the system.
    • 2010, Stephen Fairweather, The Missing Book of Genesis, AuthorHouse, page 219:
      [] This is so that nobody can change the way every link must talk about the formula that I taught to make a real Chain of Universal Love and not a Chain of Love of a group or sect.”
  8. Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
    • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. [], 2nd edition, London: [] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock [], and J[onathan] Robinson [], published 1708, →OCLC:
      a link of horsehair
  9. A sausage that is not a patty.
  10. (kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
  11. (engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
  12. (surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
  13. (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
  14. (in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
    • 1822, Allan Cunningham, "The King of the Peak", in Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry, v. 1, p. 222.
      'Dame Foljambe,' said the old man, 'the march of thy tale is like the course of the Wye, seventeen miles of links and windings down a fair valley five miles long. [] '
  15. (broadcasting) An introductory cue.
    • 2002, Carole Fleming, The Radio Handbook (page 53)
      Too much talk on a music-based station can cause listeners who tune in for the music to go elsewhere. [] 'Some people will say “your link has to be 45 seconds long” but I don't do that,' explains the programme controller of Trent FM, Dick Stone.
SynonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
HolonymsEdit
  • (element of a connected series): chain
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TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit

link (third-person singular simple present links, present participle linking, simple past and past participle linked)

  1. (transitive) To connect two or more things.
    • 1813, John Chetwode Eustace, A Tour Through Italy
      All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication.
  2. (intransitive, of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
    My homepage links to my wife's.
  3. (transitive, Internet) To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
    Haven't you seen his Web site? I'll link you to it.
  4. (transitive, Internet) To post a hyperlink to.
    Stop linking those unfunny comics all the time!
  5. (transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between two things.
  6. (software compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.
  7. (transitive, slang) To meet with someone.
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Etymology 2Edit

Plausibly a modification of Medieval Latin linchinus (candle), an alteration of Latin lynchinus, itself from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, lamp).

NounEdit

link (plural links)

  1. (obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.
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Etymology 3Edit

Unknown.

VerbEdit

link (third-person singular simple present links, present participle linking, simple past and past participle linked)

  1. (Scotland, intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
      On a sudden he was aware of a man linking along at his side. He cried a fine night, and the man replied.
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See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

AnagramsEdit

ChineseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English link.

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

link

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) hyperlink (Classifier: c)

VerbEdit

link

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to link; to add a hyperlink

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

link m

  1. link, hyperlink

DanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English link (since 1995).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

link n (singular definite linket, plural indefinite link or links)

  1. link (hyperlink)

InflectionEdit

SynonymsEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

AdjectiveEdit

link (comparative linker, superlative linkst)

  1. dangerous
  2. (criminal slang) sly; cunning
  3. (slang) jolly, nice
InflectionEdit
Inflection of link
uninflected link
inflected linke
comparative linker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial link linker het linkst
het linkste
indefinite m./f. sing. linke linkere linkste
n. sing. link linker linkste
plural linke linkere linkste
definite linke linkere linkste
partitive links linkers
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Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English link, only since late 20th century.

NounEdit

link m (plural links, diminutive linkje n)

  1. physical connection, as in a hardware cable
  2. (figuratively) logical connection, as in reasoning about causality
  3. hyperlink
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ReferencesEdit

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German linc, from Old High German *link; compare Old High German linka (the left hand).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

link (strong nominative masculine singular linker, comparative linker, superlative am linkesten or am linksten)

  1. (only attributive and not comparable) left
    auf der linken Seiteon the left
    ihr linker Fußher left foot
  2. (colloquial) untrustworthy
  3. (colloquial) dubious, wrong, disreputable, questionable
  4. (colloquial) sly, cunning

DeclensionEdit

Further readingEdit

  • link” in Duden online
  • link” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from English link.[1]

NounEdit

link (plural linkek)

  1. link, hyperlink
    Synonyms: hivatkozás, hiperhivatkozás
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative link linkek
accusative linket linkeket
dative linknek linkeknek
instrumental linkkel linkekkel
causal-final linkért linkekért
translative linkké linkekké
terminative linkig linkekig
essive-formal linkként linkekként
essive-modal
inessive linkben linkekben
superessive linken linkeken
adessive linknél linkeknél
illative linkbe linkekbe
sublative linkre linkekre
allative linkhez linkekhez
elative linkből linkekből
delative linkről linkekről
ablative linktől linkektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
linké linkeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
linkéi linkekéi
Possessive forms of link
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. linkem linkjeim
2nd person sing. linked linkjeid
3rd person sing. linkje linkjei
1st person plural linkünk linkjeink
2nd person plural linketek linkjeitek
3rd person plural linkjük linkjeik

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Yiddish לינק(link), from German link (left).[1]

AdjectiveEdit

link (comparative linkebb, superlative leglinkebb)

  1. (colloquial) flighty, fickle, fishy, shifty, sleazy, phoney (unreliable, irresponsible, often dishonest)
    Synonyms: könnyelmű, léha, komolytalan, megbízhatatlan, szélhámos
    link alakcrook, loafer
    link dumabaloney, eyewash, claptrap, flannel
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative link linkek
accusative linket linkeket
dative linknek linkeknek
instrumental linkkel linkekkel
causal-final linkért linkekért
translative linkké linkekké
terminative linkig linkekig
essive-formal linkként linkekként
essive-modal
inessive linkben linkekben
superessive linken linkeken
adessive linknél linkeknél
illative linkbe linkekbe
sublative linkre linkekre
allative linkhez linkekhez
elative linkből linkekből
delative linkről linkekről
ablative linktől linkektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
linké linkeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
linkéi linkekéi
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ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

  • (flighty, fickle, sleazy): link in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

ItalianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English link.

NounEdit

link m (invariable)

  1. (computing) link (hyperlink)
    Synonym: collegamento

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LithuanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

lĩnk

  1. toward (used with genitive case)

Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German link.

AdjectiveEdit

link

  1. left, left-hand

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English link.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

link m inan

  1. link, hyperlink
    Synonym: hiperłącze

DeclensionEdit

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English link.

NounEdit

link m (plural links)

  1. (computing) link (text or a graphic that can be activated to open another document)
    Synonyms: hiperligação, ligação

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English link.

NounEdit

link n (plural linkuri)

  1. link

DeclensionEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English link.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlink/ [ˈlĩŋk]
  • Rhymes: -ink
  • Syllabification: link

NounEdit

link m (plural links)

  1. (computing) link (text or a graphic that can be activated to open another document)
    Synonym: enlace
    • 2019 April 8, Astrid Morales, “Nueva estafa busca robar credenciales de usuarios de Netflix”, in Prensa Libre[2]:
      En el link puede observarse que no hace referencia a la compañía y que el servidor corresponde a un servicio de hosting gratuito de Emiratos Árabes.
      At the link you can see that it does not reference the company and that the server belongs to a free hosting service from the [United] Arab Emirates.

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