Danish

Verb

slukke ‎(imperative sluk, infinitive at slukke, present tense slukker, past tense slukkede, perfect tense har slukket)

1. put out (extinguish)
2. turn off (to power down)
3. switch off (to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse slökkva, sløkkva

Alternative forms

• slokke

Verb

slukke ‎(imperative slukk, present tense slukker, passive slukkes, simple past slukka or slukket or slukte, past participle slukka or slukket or slukt, present participle slukkende)

1. to extinguish, put out (e.g. a fire)
2. to turn off, switch off
3. to quench, slake (one's thirst)

Derived terms

• slukker (noun)

See also

• sløkka, sløkke (Nynorsk)
• sløkkja, sløkkje (Nynorsk)

References

• “slukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.