klok

See also: клок and Klǫk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch klok, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *klokka, from Old Irish clocc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klɔk/
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Noun

klok (plural klokke, diminutive klokkie)

  1. clock

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klɔk/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: klok
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Etymology 1

From early modern klokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *klokka, from Old Irish clocc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. In Early Modern Dutch, too, klokke still referred primarily to a bell, which is the word's original meaning and from which sense the word klokkentoren (“bell tower”) for example derives; the sense clock is a relatively recent development.

Noun

klok f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n)

  1. clock
    Synonyms: uurwerk, (Belgium) horloge
  2. (Netherlands, informal) watch, wristwatch
    Synonym: horloge
  3. bell
  4. protective cloche
  5. (often diminutive) something bell-shaped, as some flowers
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: klok
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: klok
  • Jersey Dutch: klök
  • Negerhollands: klok, klock
  • → Papiamentu: klòk, klok
  • → West Frisian: klok

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klok

  1. inflection of klokken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Limburgish

Noun

klok f (plural klokke, diminutive klokske)

  1. Veldeke spelling spelling of Klock

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.

Adjective

klōk

  1. smart, clever

Descendants

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klok.

Adjective

klok (neuter singular klokt, definite singular and plural kloke, comparative klokere, indefinite superlative klokest, definite superlative klokeste)

  1. wise

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klok.

Adjective

klok (neuter klokt, definite singular and plural kloke, comparative klokare, indefinite superlative klokast, definite superlative klokaste)

  1. wise

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kloker, from Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klôk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

klok (comparative klokare, superlative klokast)

  1. wise, intelligent
    ett klokt beslut
    a wise decision

Declension
Inflection of klok
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular klok klokare klokast
Neuter singular klokt klokare klokast
Plural kloka klokare klokast
Masculine plural3 kloke klokare klokast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kloke klokare klokaste
All kloka klokare klokaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

See also

References

Tok Pisin

Noun

klok

  1. Alternative form of kilok

Volapük

Noun

klok (nominative plural kloks)

  1. bell

Declension
declension of klok
singular plural
nominative klok kloks
genitive kloka klokas
dative kloke klokes
accusative kloki klokis
vocative 1 o klok! o kloks!
predicative 2 kloku klokus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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