Klinke

Meaning

1. (feminine) door handle
2. (feminine,obsolete) latch
3. (feminine) jack (type of plug or connector)

Concepts

latch

handle

pawl

door handle

jack

catch

click

ratchet

safety catch

spring bolt

knob

patron

door-bolt

phone jack

stereo jack

clinch

doorknob

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɪŋkə/

Etymology

A Low and Central German word, from Middle Low German and northern Middle High German klinke (“latch”), from Proto-West Germanic *klinku (“latch”). Eventually derived from Proto-Germanic *klinganą, probably through the sense “to cling”, alternatively through the sense “to sound” (English clink, German klingen, compare also Klinge (“blade”)). Cognate with Dutch klink, French clenche.