klingon

See also: Klingon

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklinɡon/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inɡon
• Syllabification: klin‧gon

Noun

klingon

1. accusative singular of klingo

Finnish

Etymology

From the TV series Star Trek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkliŋːon/, [ˈkliŋːo̞n]
• Rhymes: -iŋːon
• Syllabification^(key): klin‧gon
• Hyphenation^(key): klin‧gon

Noun

klingon

1. Klingon, Klingonese (fictional language)
2. A Klingon (member of a fictional alien race)

Declension

Inflection of klingon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		klingon	klingonit
genitive		klingonin	klingonien
partitive		klingonia	klingoneja
illative		klingoniin	klingoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		klingon	klingonit
accusative	nom.	klingon	klingonit
	gen.	klingonin
genitive		klingonin	klingonien
partitive		klingonia	klingoneja
inessive		klingonissa	klingoneissa
elative		klingonista	klingoneista
illative		klingoniin	klingoneihin
adessive		klingonilla	klingoneilla
ablative		klingonilta	klingoneilta
allative		klingonille	klingoneille
essive		klingonina	klingoneina
translative		klingoniksi	klingoneiksi
abessive		klingonitta	klingoneitta
instructive		—	klingonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of klingon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klingonini klingonini accusative nom. klingonini klingonini gen. klingonini genitive klingonini klingonieni partitive klingoniani klingonejani inessive klingonissani klingoneissani elative klingonistani klingoneistani illative klingoniini klingoneihini adessive klingonillani klingoneillani ablative klingoniltani klingoneiltani allative klingonilleni klingoneilleni essive klingoninani klingoneinani translative klingonikseni klingoneikseni abessive klingonittani klingoneittani instructive — — comitative — klingoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klingonisi klingonisi accusative nom. klingonisi klingonisi gen. klingonisi genitive klingonisi klingoniesi partitive klingoniasi klingonejasi inessive klingonissasi klingoneissasi elative klingonistasi klingoneistasi illative klingoniisi klingoneihisi adessive klingonillasi klingoneillasi ablative klingoniltasi klingoneiltasi allative klingonillesi klingoneillesi essive klingoninasi klingoneinasi translative klingoniksesi klingoneiksesi abessive klingonittasi klingoneittasi instructive — — comitative — klingoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klingonimme klingonimme accusative nom. klingonimme klingonimme gen. klingonimme genitive klingonimme klingoniemme partitive klingoniamme klingonejamme inessive klingonissamme klingoneissamme elative klingonistamme klingoneistamme illative klingoniimme klingoneihimme adessive klingonillamme klingoneillamme ablative klingoniltamme klingoneiltamme allative klingonillemme klingoneillemme essive klingoninamme klingoneinamme translative klingoniksemme klingoneiksemme abessive klingonittamme klingoneittamme instructive — — comitative — klingoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klingoninne klingoninne accusative nom. klingoninne klingoninne gen. klingoninne genitive klingoninne klingonienne partitive klingonianne klingonejanne inessive klingonissanne klingoneissanne elative klingonistanne klingoneistanne illative klingoniinne klingoneihinne adessive klingonillanne klingoneillanne ablative klingoniltanne klingoneiltanne allative klingonillenne klingoneillenne essive klingoninanne klingoneinanne translative klingoniksenne klingoneiksenne abessive klingonittanne klingoneittanne instructive — — comitative — klingoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative klingoninsa klingoninsa accusative nom. klingoninsa klingoninsa gen. klingoninsa genitive klingoninsa klingoniensa partitive klingoniaan klingoniansa klingonejaan klingonejansa inessive klingonissaan klingonissansa klingoneissaan klingoneissansa elative klingonistaan klingonistansa klingoneistaan klingoneistansa illative klingoniinsa klingoneihinsa adessive klingonillaan klingonillansa klingoneillaan klingoneillansa ablative klingoniltaan klingoniltansa klingoneiltaan klingoneiltansa allative klingonilleen klingonillensa klingoneilleen klingoneillensa essive klingoninaan klingoninansa klingoneinaan klingoneinansa translative klingonikseen klingoniksensa klingoneikseen klingoneiksensa abessive klingonittaan klingonittansa klingoneittaan klingoneittansa instructive — — comitative — klingoneineen klingoneinensa

Further reading

• “klingon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

From the TV series Star Trek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kliŋ.ɡɔn/, /klɛ̃.ɡɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

klingon m (uncountable)

1. the Klingon language

Adjective

klingon (feminine klingonne, masculine plural klingons, feminine plural klingonnes)

1. Klingon

Portuguese

Noun

klingon m (uncountable)

1. Klingon (artificial language from the Star Trek franchise)

Spanish

Etymology

From English Klingon, from Klingon tlhIngan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklinɡon/ [ˈklĩŋ.ɡõn]
• Rhymes: -inɡon
• Syllabification: klin‧gon

Adjective

klingon (invariable)

1. Klingon

Noun

klingon m (plural klingon)

1. (science fiction) Klingon (a member of the Klingon species in Star Trek)
2. (science fiction) Klingon (artificial language from the Star Trek franchise)
   • 2019 February 17, Francisco Martínez Hoyos, “10 idiomas que se crearon de la nada”, in La Vanguardia‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 August 2025:

     El klingon es el idioma que inventó en 1967 el lingüista Marc Okrand para un pueblo de guerreros humanoides en Star Trek, la popular saga de ciencia ficción.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Swedish

Noun

klingon c

1. (science fiction) Klingon (a member of the Klingon species in Star Trek)

Declension

Declension of klingon

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klingon	klingons
	definite	klingonen	klingonens
plural	indefinite	klingoner	klingoners
	definite	klingonerna	klingonernas

Related terms

• klingonska