klokke
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔkə/
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).
Noun
klokke f or m (definite singular klokka or klokken, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)
Synonyms
- bjelle (small bell)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval 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): /²klɔkːə/
Derived terms
References
- “klokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.