Polyglot Dictionary

Klinke

/ˈklɪŋkə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Klinken

Meaning

  1. door handle

    • Er legte die Hand auf die Klinke.

      He put his hand on the door handle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Türklinke

Klinke can be a more general handle; Türklinke specifically means "door handle."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

picaporte

picaporte is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "door handle."

Portuguese

maçaneta

maçaneta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "door handle."

Practice

1 What does Klinke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er legte die Hand auf die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Klinke?

See also

noun

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