klokka
See also: klòkka
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish clocca, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɔʰkːa/
Declension
Declension of klokka | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | klokka | klokkan | klokkur | klokkurnar |
accusative | klokku | klokkuna | klokkur | klokkurnar |
dative | klokku | klokkuni | klokkum | klokkunum |
genitive | klokku | klokkunnar | klokka | klokkanna |
Synonyms
- (clock): ur
Hyponyms
clock
- vekingarklokka (alarm clock)
bell
- kirkjuklokka (church bell), skipsklokka (ship's bell)
Verb
klokka (third person singular past indicative klokkaði, third person plural past indicative klokkaðu, supine klokkað)
- to chime
Conjugation
Conjugation of klokka (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | klokka | |
supine | klokkað | |
participle (a6)1 | klokkandi | klokkaður |
present | past | |
first singular | klokki | klokkaði |
second singular | klokkar | klokkaði |
third singular | klokkar | klokkaði |
plural | klokka | klokkaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | klokka! | |
plural | klokkið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Norse
Etymology
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).
Akin to Old High German klocca.
Descendants
References
- “klokka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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