UrsprungFrom Low German flink (“agile, quick”), probably from Middle Low German vlinken (“shining”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *flakurōną (“to flutter, beat repeatedly”).
- who works in a quick and accurate manner, able to do something very quickly yet still very accurately; nimble, deft
“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.
Formerflinkare(comparative) · flinkast(superlative) · flink(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · flinkare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · flinkast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · flinkt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · flinkare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · flinkast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · flinka(indefinite, plural, positive) · flinkare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · flinkast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · flinke(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · flinkare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · flinkast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · flinke(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · flinkare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · flinkaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · flinka(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · flinkare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · flinkaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)