klokka
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
| v-30 | ||||
| infinitive | klokka | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | klokkandi | |||
| past participle a6 | klokkaður | |||
| supine | klokkað | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | klokki | klokkar | klokkar | klokka |
| past | klokkaði | klokkaði | klokkaði | klokkaðu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | klokka! | — | klokkið! |
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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