flink
See also: Flink
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
flink m anim
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
flink
- nice, friendly
- nice, well-behaved
- good (competent, talented)
Inflection
Inflection of flink | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | flink | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | flinkt | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Definite attributive1 | flinke | flinkere | flinkeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
- large, sturdy
- brave, showing no pain or fear
- considerable
Inflection
Declension of flink | ||||
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uninflected | flink | |||
inflected | flinke | |||
comparative | flinker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | flink | flinker | het flinkst het flinkste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | flinke | flinkere | flinkste |
n. sing. | flink | flinker | flinkste | |
plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
definite | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
partitive | flinks | flinkers | — |
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: fling
Adverb
flink
German
Etymology
Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
Declension
Positive forms of flink
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flink | sie ist flink | es ist flink | sie sind flink | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinker | flinke | flinkes | flinke |
genitive | flinken | flinker | flinken | flinker | |
dative | flinkem | flinker | flinkem | flinken | |
accusative | flinken | flinke | flinkes | flinke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinke | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken |
genitive | des flinken | der flinken | des flinken | der flinken | |
dative | dem flinken | der flinken | dem flinken | den flinken | |
accusative | den flinken | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinker | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken |
genitive | eines flinken | einer flinken | eines flinken | (keiner) flinken | |
dative | einem flinken | einer flinken | einem flinken | (keinen) flinken | |
accusative | einen flinken | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken |
Comparative forms of flink
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flinker | sie ist flinker | es ist flinker | sie sind flinker | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinkerer | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere |
genitive | flinkeren | flinkerer | flinkeren | flinkerer | |
dative | flinkerem | flinkerer | flinkerem | flinkeren | |
accusative | flinkeren | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinkere | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren |
genitive | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | |
dative | dem flinkeren | der flinkeren | dem flinkeren | den flinkeren | |
accusative | den flinkeren | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinkerer | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren |
genitive | eines flinkeren | einer flinkeren | eines flinkeren | (keiner) flinkeren | |
dative | einem flinkeren | einer flinkeren | einem flinkeren | (keinen) flinkeren | |
accusative | einen flinkeren | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren |
Superlative forms of flink
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German flink.
Adjective
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
- “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German flink.
Adjective
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
- “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)
- who works in a quick and accurate manner; able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately
Declension
Inflection of flink | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | flink | flinkare | flinkast |
Neuter singular | flinkt | flinkare | flinkast |
Plural | flinka | flinkare | flinkast |
Masculine plural3 | flinke | flinkare | flinkast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | flinke | flinkare | flinkaste |
All | flinka | flinkare | flinkaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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