# flink
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈflɪŋk]

### Noun

flink m anim
* (informal) idler, loafer
    Synonym: flákač

#### Related terms

* flinkat

### Further reading

* “flink”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “flink”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “flink”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German flink (“bright, shining, quick”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). Cognate to Plautdietsch flinkj (“quick”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /flenk/, [fleŋˀɡ̊]

### Adjective

flink
* nice, friendly
* nice, well-behaved
* good (competent, talented)

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Synonyms

* (friendly): rar, sød
* (well-behaved): artig, velopdragen
* (good): dygtig, god

### References

* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German flink (“quick, gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”). Compare also Middle Dutch vlinken (verb).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /flɪŋk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪŋk

### Adjective

flink (comparative flinker, superlative flinkst)
* large, sturdy
* brave, showing no pain or fear
    Synonym: kranig
    Hij is erg flink geweest bij de dokter; hij heeft niet eens gehuild!He was very brave at the doctor's; he didn't even cry!
* considerable
    Het is wel een flink bedrag. Weet je zeker dat ik het mag hebben?It is quite a considerable sum of money. Are you sure I can have it?

#### Derived terms

* flinkerd
* flinkheid
* flinks

#### Descendants

* → Caribbean Javanese: fling

### Adverb

flink
* considerably, very

### References

* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

## German
### Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German flink (“gleaming”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /flɪŋk/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

flink (strong nominative masculine singular flinker, comparative flinker, superlative am flinksten)
* quick, nimble
    Synonyms: behände, schnell

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

### Further reading

* “flink” in Duden online
* “flink” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Low German flink.

### Adjective

flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkere, indefinite superlative flinkest, definite superlative flinkeste)
* clever, proficient, competent, good (at)

### References

* “flink” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Low German flink.

### Adjective

flink (neuter singular flinkt, definite singular and plural flinke, comparative flinkare, indefinite superlative flinkast, definite superlative flinkaste)
* clever, proficient, competent, good (at)

### References

* “flink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Low German flink (“agile, quick”), probably from Middle Low German vlinken (“shining”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).

### Adjective

flink (comparative flinkare, superlative flinkast)
* who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
** 1913, Maria Sandel, Virveln‎, page 278:Det var en pigg gumma, flink i tankar, flink i tungan, flink i allt hon företog sig, och med ett lynne som glittrade ljust även under de mest bekymmertunga moln.She was a sprightly old woman, quick-witted, sharp-tongued, adept at everything she betook, and with a temperament that sparkled brightly even under the heaviest clouds of worry.

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

### References

* flink in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* flink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* flink in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flink”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute