blinka

Maltese

Etymology

From English blinker.

Noun

1. (Australia, automotive) turn signal

Synonyms

• indikejter

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• blinket

Verb

blinka

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

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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.

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Swedish

Verb

blinka

1. to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)
2. to turn a light repeatedly on and off

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	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	blinkande
Past participle	blinkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• blink
• blinkning
• blinkers

See also

• blänka