kluut

Dutch

Recurvirostra avosetta in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Alternative forms

• kluit (obsolete)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, after its call. Forms with -ui- arose through regular sound change, but have been superseded by the older form with -uu-, which is truer to the bird's actual call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klyt/

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• Hyphenation: kluut
• Rhymes: -yt

Noun

kluut m (plural kluten, diminutive kluutje n)

1. pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
2. (more broadly) avocet, any bird of the genus Recurvirostra

Derived terms

• Amerikaanse kluut
• steltkluut

Further reading

• kluut on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl