klokka

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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

Noun

klokka f (genitive singular klokku, plural klokkur)

  1. clock
  2. bell

Declension

Declension of klokka
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

bell

Verb

klokka (third person singular past indicative klokkaði, third person plural past indicative klokkaðu, supine klokkað)

  1. to chime

Conjugation

Conjugation of klokka (group v-30)
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

Noun

klokka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of klokke
  2. (time on a clock) o'clock
    klokka seks - six o'clock

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

klokka f

  1. definite singular of klokke
  2. (time on a clock) o'clock
    klokka tolv - twelve o'clock

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.

Noun

klokka f (genitive klokku, plural klokkur)

  1. bell
  2. clock

Descendants

  • Icelandic: klukka f
  • Faroese: klokka f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klokke f
  • Scanian: klákka f
  • Swedish: klocka c
  • Danish: klokke c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: klokke m or f

References

  • klokka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press