klinken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: klin‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”).

Verb

klinken

  1. to sound
    De bel in de kerk begon te klinken toen de dienst begon.
    The bell in the church started to sound when the service began.
    De muziek uit de luidsprekers klinkt helder en zuiver.
    The music from the speakers sounds clear and pure.
    De lach van de kinderen klinkt als muziek in mijn oren.
    The laughter of the children sounds like music to my ears.
  2. to clink glasses
    We willen graag een toast uitbrengen, laten we de glazen klinken!
    We'd like to propose a toast, let's clink glasses!
    Na de ceremonie klinkten de gasten hun glazen om het gelukkige paar te feliciteren.
    After the ceremony, the guests clinked glasses to congratulate the happy couple.
    Op oudejaarsavond klinken mensen vaak hun glazen om het nieuwe jaar te verwelkomen.
    On New Year's Eve, people often clink glasses to welcome the new year.
Conjugation
Conjugation of klinken (strong class 3a)
infinitive klinken
past singular klonk
past participle geklonken
infinitive klinken
gerund klinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klink klonk
2nd person sing. (jij) klinkt, klink2 klonk
2nd person sing. (u) klinkt klonk
2nd person sing. (gij) klinkt klonkt
3rd person singular klinkt klonk
plural klinken klonken
subjunctive sing.1 klinke klonke
subjunctive plur.1 klinken klonken
imperative sing. klink
imperative plur.1 klinkt
participles klinkend geklonken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: kling

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to adhere to, cling to”).

Verb

klinken

  1. to nail, to rivet, to clinch
Conjugation
Conjugation of klinken (strong class 3a)
infinitive klinken
past singular klonk
past participle geklonken
infinitive klinken
gerund klinken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klink klonk
2nd person sing. (jij) klinkt, klink2 klonk
2nd person sing. (u) klinkt klonk
2nd person sing. (gij) klinkt klonkt
3rd person singular klinkt klonk
plural klinken klonken
subjunctive sing.1 klinke klonke
subjunctive plur.1 klinken klonken
imperative sing. klink
imperative plur.1 klinkt
participles klinkend geklonken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

Noun

klinken

  1. plural of klink
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