klinker

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English

Noun

klinker (countable and uncountable, plural klinkers)

  1. Dated form of clinker.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch klinker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkləŋ.kər/
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Noun

klinker (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertjie)

  1. vowel
  2. clinker (brick)
  3. hardtack

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From older klinkaerd, equivalent to klinken +‎ -er.

Noun

klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

  1. clinker brick; (by extension) any kind of brick used for pavement
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: klinker
  • Negerhollands: klinker
  • → English: clinker
  • → German: Klinker
  • → Papiamentu: klenker, klenku
  • → West Frisian: klinkert

Etymology 2

From klinken +‎ -er, calque of Latin vocālis.

Noun

klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

  1. (phonetics) vowel
    Synonyms: klinkletter, vocaal
    Coordinate term: medeklinker
    Het Nederlands heeft vijf basisklinkers: a, e, i, o, u.
    Dutch has five basic vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
    De klinkers in het woord "huis" zijn "ui".
    The vowels in the word "huis" (house) are "ui".
    De taalkundige bestudeert de verschillende klinkers in verschillende talen.
    The linguist studies the different vowels in various languages.
  2. (uncommon, orthography) vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)
    Synonym: klinkletter
Derived terms
Descendants

Swedish

Noun

klinker c

  1. a clinker (hard brick)

Declension

Declension of klinker 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klinker klinkern klinker, klinkers klinkerna
Genitive klinkers klinkerns klinkers klinkernas

References

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