Klinge

See also: klinge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klinge, from klingen (“to sound”). Cognate with Middle Low German klinge. Related to Norwegian Bokmål klinge, Norwegian Nynorsk klinge, Esperanto klingo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈklɪŋə]
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Hyphenation: Klin‧ge

Noun

Klinge f (genitive Klinge, plural Klingen)

blade (of a weapon or tool)

Declension

Declension of Klinge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klinge	die	Klingen
genitive	einer	der	Klinge	der	Klingen
dative	einer	der	Klinge	den	Klingen
accusative	eine	die	Klinge	die	Klingen

Derived terms

die Klingen kreuzen
über die Klinge springen lassen
Rasierklinge

Descendants

Esperanto: klingo
Norwegian Bokmål: klinge
Norwegian Nynorsk: klinge

Further reading

Klinge in Duden online

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