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Klinke
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klinke
German
Etymology
A Low and Central German word, from de gml - and northern de gmh klinke latch, from de gmw-pro *klinku latch. Eventually derived from gem-pro *klinganą, probably through the sense “to cling”, alternatively through the sense “to sound” (en clink, de klingen, compare also de Klinge blade). Cognate with nl klink, fr clenche.
Pronunciation
de /ˈklɪŋkə/
de De-Klinke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
door handle
de Türklinke Schnalle Türdrücker Türfalle Türschnalle
de obsolete latch
de Riegel
jack type of plug or connector
Declension
f
Derived terms
de klinken
de Klinken putzen
de sich die Klinke in die Hand geben
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