klok

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) clock
2. (Netherlands,feminine,informal) watch, wristwatch
3. (feminine) bell
4. (feminine) protective cloche
5. (diminutive,feminine,often) something bell-shaped, as some flowers

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of klokken:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of klokken:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of klokken:

Concepts

clock

bell

watch

timepiece

ticker

chime

pendulum

swing

doorbell

chronograph

timer

time-piece

hour

time

clocks

hours

o’clock

chronoscope

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔk/

Etymology

From early modern klokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *klokka, from Old Irish clocc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. In Early Modern Dutch, too, klokke still referred primarily to a bell, which is the word's original meaning and from which sense the word klokkentoren (“bell tower”) for example derives; the sense clock is a relatively recent development.

Sentences

De klok tikt .

The clock is ticking.

We zitten terug op het zomertijd, maar ik moet de klok nog synchroniseren .

We're back to daylight saving time, but I still have to synchronize the clock.