vink
See also: Vink
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vink, from Middle Dutch vinke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fəŋk/
Noun
vink (plural vinke, diminutive vinkie)
- A finch.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪŋk/
vink (file) - Hyphenation: vink
- Rhymes: -ɪŋk
- Homophone: Vink
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vinke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.
Noun
vink f or m (plural vinken, diminutive vinkje n)
- A chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs).
- One of many other birds of the family Fringillidae; a finch.
- A Dutch dish that consists of pork and beef mince wrapped in bacon; Short for slavink.
- (computing) A checkmark (often used in its diminutive form - vinkje).
Derived terms
- distelvink
- geelvink
- goudvink
- luistervink
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vink
Verb
vink
- first-person singular present indicative of vinken
- imperative of vinken
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
vink
- imperative of vinke
Swedish
Etymology
Probably from German Wink.
Noun
vink c
- a wave (a movement of the hand)
Declension
Declension of vink | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vink | vinken | vinkar | vinkarna |
Genitive | vinks | vinkens | vinkars | vinkarnas |
Related terms
- vinka
References
- vink in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Anagrams
- kniv