flink
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flink m anim
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- flink in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- flink in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- flink in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flink
- nice, friendly
- nice, well-behaved
- good (competent, talented)
Inflection[edit]
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[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
- large, sturdy
- brave, showing no pain or fear
- Synonym: kranig
- Hij is erg flink geweest bij de dokter; hij heeft niet eens gehuild!
- He was very brave at the doctor's; he didn't even cry!
- considerable
- Het is wel een flink bedrag. Weet je zeker dat ik het mag hebben?
- It is quite a considerable sum of money. Are you sure I can have it?
Inflection[edit]
Inflection 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 | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Caribbean Javanese: fling
Adverb[edit]
flink
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
Declension[edit]
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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Further reading[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Low German flink.
Adjective[edit]
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References[edit]
- “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Low German flink.
Adjective[edit]
flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References[edit]
- “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)
- who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
Declension[edit]
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 |
References[edit]
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
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- Czech animate nouns
- Czech informal terms
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech velar-stem masculine animate nouns
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
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- Dutch terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Low German
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪŋk
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- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch adverbs
- German terms derived from German Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German 1-syllable words
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives