klack
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Interjection
[edit]klack
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]klack
Further reading
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]klack c
- a raised heel of a shoe (like on for example high-heeled shoes), referring to the part that stands on the ground up to the sole
- (sports) claque; a group of supporters (in the stands) cheering on some team or contestant; a cheering section
- Synonym: hejarklack
- a clack (sound)
- (glassblowing) a foot (an extra piece of glass) under a glass vase or a glass bowl
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klack | klacks |
| definite | klacken | klackens | |
| plural | indefinite | klackar | klackars |
| definite | klackarna | klackarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- högklackad (“high-heeled”)
- klackspark (“backheel”)
- slå klackarna i taket (“party, make merry”)
- stilettklack (“stiletto (heel)”)
References
[edit]- “klack”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “klack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “klack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- klack in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)