flink

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈflɪŋk] === Noun === flink m anim (informal) idler, loafer Synonym: flákač ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “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), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flenk/, [fleŋˀɡ̊] === Adjective === flink (plural and definite singular attributive flinke) nice, friendly nice, well-behaved good (competent, talented) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (friendly): rar, sød (well-behaved): artig, velopdragen (good): dygtig, god === References === “flink” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɪŋk/ Rhymes: -ɪŋk === Adjective === flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst) large, considerable Dat is een flink huis, hoeveel mensen wonen daar? ― That's a large house, how many people live there? 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? stalwart, brave, sturdy 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! ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: fling === Adverb === flink considerably, very === Noun === flink m or f (plural flinken, diminutive flinkje n) (obsolete) A sturdy or stalwart person. === References === == German == === Etymology === Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɪŋk/ === Adjective === flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten) quick, nimble Synonyms: behände, schnell ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “flink” in Duden online “flink”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Low German flink. === Adjective === flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste) clever, proficient, competent, good (at) === References === “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Low German flink. === Adjective === flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste) clever, proficient, competent, good (at) === References === “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Low German flink (“agile, quick”), probably from Middle Low German vlinken (“shining”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). === Adjective === 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 ==== === References === === Further reading === “flink”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “flink”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “flink”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) flink in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)