blinka

Maltese

Alternative forms

• blinker

Etymology

Etymology tree

English blink

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English blinkerbor.

Maltese blinka

Borrowed from English blinker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɪn.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɪnka

Noun

blinka f (plural blinkas)

1. (Australia, automotive) turn signal

   Synonym: indikejter

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• blinket

Verb

blinka

1. inflection of blinke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blinke

Etymology

From Middle Low German blinken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²blɪŋkɑ/

Verb

blinka (present tense blinkar, past tense blinka, past participle blinka, passive infinitive blinkast, present participle blinkande, imperative blinka/blink)

1. to twinkle (shine with a flickering light)
2. to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)
3. to turn a light repeatedly on and off
4. to indicate (signal, in a vehicle, the intention to turn right or left)

Synonyms

• (twinkle): blenkja
• (blink): blunka

References

• “blinka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

blinka (present blinkar, preterite blinkade, supine blinkat, imperative blinka)

1. to blink (with one or more eyes)

   Om man inte blinkar så blir ögonen torra

   If you don't blink, your eyes get dry

   Jag tackade ja utan att blinka

   I said yes without blinking

   1. to wink

      blinka åt någon / blinka med ena ögat ("with [the] one eye") mot någon

      wink at someone

2. (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to flash, to blink ((cause a light to) shine briefly or intermittently)

   Varningslampan blinkar

   The warning light is flashing

   blinka med helljuset

   flash the headlights

   1. (automotive) to signal (with a turn signal – compare blinker)

      blinka åt vänster

      signal to the left

3. (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to blink ((cause something to) appear briefly or intermittently, more generally)

   blinkande text

   blinking text

Conjugation

Conjugation of blinka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	blinka		—
supine	blinkat		—
imperative	blinka		—
imper. plural1	blinken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	blinkar	blinkade	—	—
ind. plural1	blinka	blinkade	—	—
subjunctive2	blinke	blinkade	—	—
present participle		blinkande
past participle		blinkad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• blink
• blinkning
• blinkers

See also

• blänka

References

• “blinka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “blinka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “blinka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)