klinker

See also: Klinker

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: klin‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkər

Etymology 1

From earlier klinckaerd, klinkert, from Middle Dutch clinker, clinkaert, related to Middle Low German klinkert (“hard-fired brick”); 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

• klinkaard (dated)
• klinkerd (dated)

Derived terms

• klinkerweg

Descendants

• Afrikaans: klinker
• Negerhollands: klinker
• → English: clinker
• → German: Klinker
• → Papiamentu: klenker, klenku
• → West Frisian: klinkert

Etymology 2

From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken +‎ -er, short for klinckletter (“sounding-letter”), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (“sounding-letter”). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (“announcer, crier”).

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

• medeklinker
• slotklinker

Descendants

• Afrikaans: klinker
• → West Frisian: klinker

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

• klinker in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klinker in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klinker in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)