slukke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɔɡ̊ə]

Verb

slukke (imperative sluk, infinitive at slukke, present tense slukker, past tense slukkede, perfect tense har slukket)

1. put out (extinguish)
2. turn off (to power down)
3. switch off (to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• slokke

Etymology

From Danish slukke, from Old Norse sløkkva.

Verb

slukke (imperative slukk, present tense slukker, passive slukkes, simple past slukka or slukket or slukte, past participle slukka or slukket or slukt, present participle slukkende)

1. to extinguish, put out (e.g. a fire)
2. to turn off, switch off
3. to quench, slake (one's thirst)

Derived terms

• slukker (noun)

See also

• sløkka, sløkke (Nynorsk)
• sløkkja, sløkkje (Nynorsk)

References

• “slukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.