kloon

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːn/

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• Hyphenation: kloon
• Rhymes: -oːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English clone, a coinage based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn).

Noun

kloon m (plural klonen, diminutive kloontje n)

1. clone (organism produced through cloning)
2. clone, duplicate (imitation bearing close resemblance to the original)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kloon m (plural klonen, diminutive kloontje n)

1. (Southern) clog, klomp, wooden shoe

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kloon

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