kluit

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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kluit f (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

  1. lump, clod (mostly in connection to earth or soil)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: kluit

Etymology 2

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From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).

Noun

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kluit m (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

  1. Obsolete form of kluut.

Anagrams

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