Klinke

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A Low and Central German word, from Middle Low German and northern Middle High German klinke (“latch”), from Proto-West Germanic *klinku (“latch”). Eventually derived from Proto-Germanic *klinganą, probably through the sense “to cling”, alternatively through the sense “to sound” (English clink, German klingen, compare also Klinge (“blade”)). Cognate with Dutch klink, French clenche.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪŋkə/
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Noun[edit]

Klinke f (genitive Klinke, plural Klinken)

  1. door handle
    Synonyms: Türklinke, Schnalle, Türdrücker, Türfalle, Türschnalle
  2. (obsolete) latch
    Synonym: Riegel
  3. jack (type of plug or connector)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Klinke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Klinke die Klinken
genitive einer der Klinke der Klinken
dative einer der Klinke den Klinken
accusative eine die Klinke die Klinken

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Klinke” in Duden online
  • “Klinke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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