blinke

Danish

Etymology

From German blinken (“to flash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blenɡe/, [ˈb̥leŋɡ̊ə]

Verb

blinke (imperative blink, infinitive at blinke, present tense blinker, past tense blinkede, perfect tense har blinket)

1. blink
2. wink
3. glint
4. flash
5. twinkle
6. gleam
7. indicate (to signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

blinke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of blinken

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

blinke

1. inflection of blinken:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German blinken.

Verb

blinke (imperative blink, present tense blinker, passive blinkes, simple past and past participle blinka or blinket, present participle blinkende)

1. to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink

References

• “blinke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “blinke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blinke (present tense blinkar, past tense blinka, past participle blinka, passive infinitive blinkast, present participle blinkande, imperative blinke/blink)

1. Alternative form of blinka

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian blinka, from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɪŋkə/

Verb

blinke

1. to shine

Inflection

Strong class 3
infinitive	blinke
3rd singular past	blonk
past participle	blonken
infinitive	blinke
long infinitive	blinken
gerund	blinken n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	blink	blonk
2nd singular	blinkst	blonkst
3rd singular	blinkt	blonk
plural	blinke	blonken
imperative	blink
participles	blinkend	blonken

Further reading

• “blinke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011