kluit

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: kluit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clute. Cognate with English cloud. Related to Dutch kloot (ball; testicle) and klont (lump).

Noun

kluit f (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

  1. lump, clod (mostly in connection to earth or soil)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).

Noun

kluit m (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

  1. Obsolete form of kluut.

Anagrams

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