bleek

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bleːk/
• Hyphenation: bleek
• Rhymes: -eːk

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Adjective

bleek (comparative bleker, superlative bleekst)

1. pale
2. bleak

Inflection

Declension of bleek
uninflected	bleek
inflected	bleke
comparative	bleker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bleek	bleker	het bleekst het bleekste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bleke	blekere	bleekste
	n. sing.	bleek	bleker	bleekste
	plural	bleke	blekere	bleekste
definite		bleke	blekere	bleekste
partitive		bleeks	blekers	—

Derived terms

• doodsbleek
• lijkbleek

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage) From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken.

Noun

bleek f (uncountable)

1. bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
2. the act of bleaching
3. bleachfield

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bleek

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of bleken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bleken

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bleek

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of blijken

Anagrams

• bleke