klocka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klockæ, from Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (bell) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔkːa/
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Noun

klocka c

  1. clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or keep track of time
  2. bell; metallic resonating object
  3. bell; signal at a school

Declension

Declension of klocka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klocka klockan klockor klockorna
Genitive klockas klockans klockors klockornas

Synonyms

  • (watch): ur

Verb

klocka (present klockar, preterite klockade, supine klockat, imperative klocka)

  1. to time, to measure time; e.g. how fast a runner runs a distance
  2. to clock, to synchronize using a clock or clock pulses

Conjugation

  • klockning
  • överklocka
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