klicken

== German == === Etymology === 16th century, from Middle High German *klicken, attested in zerklicken (“to break an eggshell”). Either cognate with or analogous to Dutch klikken (15th c.), English click (16th c.), French cliquer (14th c.). All ultimately imitative. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɪkən/, [ˈklɪ.kŋ̍], [-k(ə)n] Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩ === Verb === klicken (weak, third-person singular present klickt, past tense klickte, past participle geklickt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other) (computing) to click (with a mouse) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== klacken klick (interjection) Klick m === Further reading === “klicken” in Duden online “klicken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Alternative forms === klécken === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. Compare German klicken, Dutch klikken, English click. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklikən/ === Verb === klicken (third-person singular present klickt, past participle geklickt, auxiliary verb hunn) (intransitive) to click (make a clicking sound) (intransitive) to click (a computer mouse button) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== uklicken == Swedish == === Noun === klicken definite singular of klick