klang

klang

See also: Klang and kläng

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Klang.

    Noun

    klang (plural klangs)

    1. (music) Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).

    German

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aŋ

    Verb

    klang

    1. first/third-person singular preterite of klingen

    Limburgish

    Etymology

    From klange.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [klɑ˦ŋ]

    Noun

    klang f

    1. temptation

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Verb

    klang

    1. simple past of klinge

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Verb

    klang

    1. past tense of klinga

    Rade

    Etymology

    From Proto-Chamic *tulaːŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *CuqəlaN (bone).

    Noun

    klang (classifier ƀĕ)

    1. (anatomy) bone

    Derived terms

    • klang grưh

    References

    • James A. Tharp; Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980), A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 64

    Silesian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from German Klang.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈklaŋk/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -aŋk
      • Syllabification: klang

      Noun

      klang m inan

      1. sound (sensation perceived by the ear)
      2. timbre, tone (of an instrument, voice, or otherwise)

      Synonyms

      Further reading

      Swedish

      Etymology

      From klinga, onomatopoeic.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      klang c

      1. clang (of a bell, metal hitting metal more generally, or the like)
      2. (figuratively) ring, connotations
        ett ord med romantisk klang
        a word with a romantic ring
        ett ord med dålig klang
        a word with bad connotations
      3. timbre, sound, tone (of an instrument, voice, or the like)
        en röst med vacker klang
        a voice with a beautiful timbre

      Declension

      Declension of klang
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite klang klangs
      definite klangen klangens
      plural indefinite klanger klangers
      definite klangerna klangernas

      Derived terms

      See also

      Verb

      klang

      1. (dated) strong conjugation form of klingade, past indicative of klinga

      References