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klok

klok

Dutch

Noun

klok f (plural klokken, diminutive klokje n)

  1. A clock; informally also a (wrist-)watch
  2. A bell
  3. A protective cloche
  4. (often in the diminutive: klokje) Something bell-shaped, as some flowers

Synonyms

clock

Derived terms

Verb

klok

  1. first-person singular present indicative of klokken
  2. imperative of klokken

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old Swedish kloker, from Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klōk.

Adjective

klok

  1. wise, intelligent

Declension

Inflection of klok
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular klok klokare klokast
Neuter singular klokt klokare klokast
Plural kloka klokare klokast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kloke klokare klokaste
All kloka klokare klokaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Tok Pisin

Noun

klok

  1. Alternative form of kilok

Volapük

Noun

klok (plural kloks)

  1. bell

Declension