Klinke

Meaning

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

Concepts

latch

handle

pawl

door handle

catch

jack

stereo jack

knob

clinch

patron

click

phone jack

ratchet

safety catch

spring bolt

door-bolt

doorknob

Synonyms

Buchse

Klüngel

Türklinke

Jackett

Türgriff

Sakko

Griff

Klappe

Klaue

Latte

Riegel

Signalspeicher

Sperre

Sperrhaken

Sperrklinke

Spitzbube

Taste

🔑

Türklopfer

Griffmulde

Schließhaken

Elevator

Türknauf

Abzug

Türdrücker

Ballspiel

Drucker

einrasten

Falle

🪤

Fockmast

Focksegel

Translations

trinco

picaporte

maniglia

manija

contactbus

poignée

pal

klink

chiavistello

prise jack

clenche

χερούλι

verrou

fiche jack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɪŋkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: klinke

Cognate with Dutch: klink

Cognate with French: clenche

In summary

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.