länk

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See also: lank, Lank, and länk-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse *hlenkr (cf. Old West Norse hlekkr), from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

länk c

  1. a link (in a chain or the like)
    Kedjan består av tjugo länkar
    The chain consists of twenty links
  2. (figuratively) a link (connection)
    Istanbul har varit en viktig länk mellan öst och väst
    Istanbul has been an important link between the east and the west
    Han utgör en länk mellan de två kriminella gängen
    He constitutes a link between the two criminal gangs
    den felande länken
    the missing link
    1. (computing) a link (hyperlink)
      Synonym: hyperlänk
      Kan du skicka länken till sidan?
      Can you send me the link to the page?
    2. (computing) a link (in a data structure or the like)
    3. a link (technical communication channel)
      radiolänk
      radio link
  3. (especially jewelry) a chain
    Synonym: kedja
    en guldlänk
    a gold link chain

Usage notes

More figurative and not as general in (sense 2) compared to English. "There is a link between smoking and cancer" is expressed as "Det finns ett samband mellan rökning och cancer."

Declension

Declension of länk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite länk länks
definite länken länkens
plural indefinite länkar länkars
definite länkarna länkarnas

Descendants

  • Finnish: lenkki

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