klokke

See also: 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).

Noun

klokke c (definite singular klokken, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkerne)

  1. bell
  2. watch
  3. (figuratively) time

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔkə/
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Noun

klokke f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n), alternative form of klok

  1. (obsolete) bell

Verb

klokke

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of klokken

Anagrams


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)

  1. watch
  2. clock
  3. bell (large, such as a church bell; or small, such as a doorbell)

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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/

Noun

klokke f (definite singular klokka, indefinite plural klokker, definite plural klokkene)

  1. watch
  2. clock
  3. bell

Derived terms

References

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