klocka

See also: Klocka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klockæ, from Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɔˌkːa/

• Audio:

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Noun

klocka c

1. clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or keep track of time

   Synonym: ur

2. (in expressions) the time (of day)

   Vad är klockan?

   What time is it?

   Nu börjar klockan bli mycket.

   The hour is growing late.

3. bell; metallic resonating object
4. bell; signal at a school

Declension

Declension of klocka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klocka	klockas
	definite	klockan	klockans
plural	indefinite	klockor	klockors
	definite	klockorna	klockornas

Related terms

• dykarklocka
• dörrklocka
• gasklocka
• glasklocka
• gökklocka
• klockan är bara barnet
• klockare
• klockren
• klockslag
• klocksträng
• klocktorn
• kyrkklocka
• mariaklocka
• ringklocka
• varningsklocka
• väckarklocka

Verb

klocka (present klockar, preterite klockade, supine klockat, imperative klocka)

1. to time, to measure time; e.g. how fast a runner runs a distance
2. to clock, to synchronize using a clock or clock pulses

Conjugation

Conjugation of klocka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klocka		klockas
supine	klockat		klockats
imperative	klocka		—
imper. plural1	klocken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klockar	klockade	klockas	klockades
ind. plural1	klocka	klockade	klockas	klockades
subjunctive2	klocke	klockade	klockes	klockades
present participle		klockande
past participle		klockad

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

Related terms

• klockning
• överklocka

References

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