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klingen
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See also: Klingen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klingen, Old High German klingan, from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. More at clink.
Pronunciation
Verb
klingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present klingt, past tense klang, past participle geklungen, past subjunctive klänge, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to ring; to clink
- (copulative, intransitive, also figuratively) to sound
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Related terms
- abklingen
- anklingen
- aufklingen
- ausklingen
- durchklingen
- mitklingen
- nachklingen
- widerklingen
- zusammenklingen
Further reading
- “klingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “klingen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “klingen” in Duden online
- “klingen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
klingen m
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