blinke

Danish

Etymology

From German blinken (to flash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blenɡe/, [ˈb̥leŋɡ̊ə]

Verb

blinke (imperative blink, infinitive at blinke, present tense blinker, past tense blinkede, perfect tense har blinket)

  1. blink
  2. wink
  3. glint
  4. flash
  5. twinkle
  6. gleam
  7. indicate (to signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

blinke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of blinken

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

blinke

  1. inflection of blinken:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German blinken.

Verb

blinke (imperative blink, present tense blinker, passive blinkes, simple past and past participle blinka or blinket, present participle blinkende)

  1. to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blinke (present tense blinkar, past tense blinka, past participle blinka, passive infinitive blinkast, present participle blinkande, imperative blinke/blink)

  1. Alternative form of blinka

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian blinka, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪŋkə/

Verb

blinke

  1. to shine

Inflection

Strong class 3
infinitive blinke
3rd singular past blonk
past participle blonken
infinitive blinke
long infinitive blinken
gerund blinken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular blink blonk
2nd singular blinkst blonkst
3rd singular blinkt blonk
plural blinke blonken
imperative blink
participles blinkend blonken

Further reading

  • blinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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