flink
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]flink m anim
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “flink”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “flink”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “flink”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1] Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]flink
- nice, friendly
- nice, well-behaved
- good (competent, talented)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of flink | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | flink | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | flinkt | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkest2 |
Definite attributive1 | flinke | flinkere | flinkeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1] Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
- large, sturdy
- brave, showing no pain or fear
- Synonym: kranig
- Hij is erg flink geweest bij de dokter; hij heeft niet eens gehuild!
- He was very brave at the doctor's; he didn't even cry!
- considerable
- Het is wel een flink bedrag. Weet je zeker dat ik het mag hebben?
- It is quite a considerable sum of money. Are you sure I can have it?
Declension
[edit]Declension of flink | ||||
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uninflected | flink | |||
inflected | flinke | |||
comparative | flinker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | flink | flinker | het flinkst het flinkste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | flinke | flinkere | flinkste |
n. sing. | flink | flinker | flinkste | |
plural | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
definite | flinke | flinkere | flinkste | |
partitive | flinks | flinkers | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Caribbean Javanese: fling
Adverb
[edit]flink
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flink | sie ist flink | es ist flink | sie sind flink | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinker | flinke | flinkes | flinke |
genitive | flinken | flinker | flinken | flinker | |
dative | flinkem | flinker | flinkem | flinken | |
accusative | flinken | flinke | flinkes | flinke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinke | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken |
genitive | des flinken | der flinken | des flinken | der flinken | |
dative | dem flinken | der flinken | dem flinken | den flinken | |
accusative | den flinken | die flinke | das flinke | die flinken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinker | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken |
genitive | eines flinken | einer flinken | eines flinken | (keiner) flinken | |
dative | einem flinken | einer flinken | einem flinken | (keinen) flinken | |
accusative | einen flinken | eine flinke | ein flinkes | (keine) flinken |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flinker | sie ist flinker | es ist flinker | sie sind flinker | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flinkerer | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere |
genitive | flinkeren | flinkerer | flinkeren | flinkerer | |
dative | flinkerem | flinkerer | flinkerem | flinkeren | |
accusative | flinkeren | flinkere | flinkeres | flinkere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flinkere | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren |
genitive | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | des flinkeren | der flinkeren | |
dative | dem flinkeren | der flinkeren | dem flinkeren | den flinkeren | |
accusative | den flinkeren | die flinkere | das flinkere | die flinkeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flinkerer | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren |
genitive | eines flinkeren | einer flinkeren | eines flinkeren | (keiner) flinkeren | |
dative | einem flinkeren | einer flinkeren | einem flinkeren | (keinen) flinkeren | |
accusative | einen flinkeren | eine flinkere | ein flinkeres | (keine) flinkeren |
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German flink.
Adjective
[edit]flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
[edit]- “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German flink.
Adjective
[edit]flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
- clever, proficient, competent, good (at)
References
[edit]- “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German flink (“agile, quick”), probably from Middle Low German vlinken (“shining”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)
- who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
Declension
[edit]Inflection of flink | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | flink | flinkare | flinkast |
Neuter singular | flinkt | flinkare | flinkast |
Plural | flinka | flinkare | flinkast |
Masculine plural3 | flinke | flinkare | flinkast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | flinke | flinkare | flinkaste |
All | flinka | flinkare | flinkaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References
[edit]- flink in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- flink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- flink in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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