klinga

See also: klingą

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɪŋːɑ/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• klinge

Verb

klinga (present tense kling, past tense klang, past participle klunge, passive infinitive klingast, present participle klingande, imperative kling)

1. to ring out (make a sound like a bell)
   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:

     Smaa klokkor kunna og klinga.

     Small bells can also ring.

2. to sound like

Etymology 2

Noun

klinga f

1. definite singular of klinge

References

• “klinga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

klinga

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klinge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkliŋ.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡa
• Syllabification: klin‧ga

Noun

klinga f

1. blade (e.g. of a sword)

   Synonyms: brzeszczot, głownia

Declension

Declension of klinga

	singular	plural
nominative	klinga	klingi
genitive	klingi	kling
dative	klindze	klingom
accusative	klingę	klingi
instrumental	klingą	klingami
locative	klindze	klingach
vocative	klingo	klingi

Further reading

• “klinga”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “klinga”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Krystyna Kubalska-Sulkiewicz, Monika Bielksa-Łach, Anna Manteuffel-Szarota, editors (2003), “klinga”, in Słownik terminologiczny sztuk pięknych [Terminological dictionary of the fine arts]‎^[3] (in Polish), 4 edition, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, →ISBN, archived from the original on 11 February 2023, page 188

Swedish

en klinga

en sågklinga [a sawblade]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɪŋa/, [²kl̪ɪŋːa]
• Rhymes: -²ɪŋa
• Hyphenation: kling‧a

Etymology 1

From German Klinge. Cognate with English clink.

Noun

klinga c

1. a blade (of a larger cutting or stabbing weapon or tool, like a sword, axe, or saw)

   Synonym: (blade generally) blad

Declension

Declension of klinga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klinga	klingas
	definite	klingan	klingans
plural	indefinite	klingor	klingors
	definite	klingorna	klingornas

Derived terms

• svärdsklinga
• sågklinga

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish klinga, from Middle Low German klingen, from Old Saxon klingen, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with English clink.

Verb

klinga (present klingar, preterite klingade, supine klingat, imperative klinga)

1. to ring, to sound

   Orden klingade falskt

   His words rang false

   Körens stämmor klingade vackert

   The choir's harmonies rang out beautifully

2. (in the present participle "klingande") having a pleasant, harmonious sound

   ett klingande skratt

   a ringing laugh

3. to clink, to chink

   klinga i glasen

   clink glasses [when toasting]

4. (of coins or the like) to jingle

   i klingande mynt

   in hard cash

   (literally, “in jingling coins [idiomatic – see also hårdvaluta]”)

5. (of a bell or the like) to ring

   Synonym: (less focus on the sound) ringa

   klingande klockor

   ringing bells

Conjugation

Conjugation of klinga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klinga		—
supine	klingat		—
imperative	klinga		—
imper. plural1	klingen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klingar	klingade	—	—
ind. plural1	klinga	klingade	—	—
subjunctive2	klinge	klingade	—	—
present participle		klingande
past participle		—

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

Conjugation of klinga (class 3 strong, archaic or poetic)

	active		passive
infinitive	klinga		—
supine	klungit		—
imperative	kling		—
imper. plural1	klingen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klinger	klang	—	—
ind. plural1	klinga	klungo	—	—
subjunctive2	klinge	klunge	—	—
present participle		klingande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• klinga av
• klinga ut

See also

• klirra
• klämta
• pingla
• ringa

References

• “klinga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “klinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “klinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• klinga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)