klokka
See also: klòkka
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish clocca, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɔʰkːa/
Declension
| Declension of klokka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | klokka | klokkan | klokkur | klokkurnar |
| accusative | klokku | klokkuna | klokkur | klokkurnar |
| dative | klokku | klokkuni | klokkum | klokkunum |
| genitive | klokku | klokkunnar | klokka | klokkanna |
Synonyms
- (clock): ur
Hyponyms
clock
- vekingarklokka (alarm clock)
bell
- kirkjuklokka (church bell), skipsklokka (ship's bell)
Verb
klokka (third person singular past indicative klokkaði, third person plural past indicative klokkað, supine klokkað)
- to chime
Conjugation
| Conjugation of klokka (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | klokka | |
| supine | klokkað | |
| participle (a6)1 | klokkandi | klokkaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | klokki | klokkaði |
| second singular | klokkar | klokkaði |
| third singular | klokkar | klokkaði |
| plural | klokka | klokkaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | klokka! | |
| plural | klokkið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Norse
Etymology
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).
Akin to Old High German klocca.
Descendants
References
- “klokka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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