klocka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish klockæ, from Old Norse klokka, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɔˌkːa/

• Audio:

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Noun

klocka c

1. clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or keep track of time

   Synonym: ur

2. (in questions) the time (of day)

   Vad är klockan?

   What time is it?

3. bell; metallic resonating object
4. bell; signal at a school

Declension

Declension of klocka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klocka	klockan	klockor	klockorna
Genitive	klockas	klockans	klockors	klockornas

Related terms

• dykarklocka
• dörrklocka
• gasklocka
• glasklocka
• gökklocka
• klockare
• klockren
• klockslag
• klocksträng
• klocktorn
• kyrkklocka
• mariaklocka
• ringklocka
• varningsklocka
• väckarklocka

 

Verb

klocka (present klockar, preterite klockade, supine klockat, imperative klocka)

1. to time, to measure time; e.g. how fast a runner runs a distance
2. to clock, to synchronize using a clock or clock pulses

Conjugation

Conjugation of klocka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	klocka		klockas
Supine	klockat		klockats
Imperative	klocka		—
Imper. plural1	klocken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	klockar	klockade	klockas	klockades
Ind. plural1	klocka	klockade	klockas	klockades
Subjunctive2	klocke	klockade	klockes	klockades
	Participles
Present participle	klockande
Past participle	klockad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klockning
• överklocka

Further reading

• klocka in Svensk ordbok.