bleek
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Adjective edit
bleek (comparative bleker, superlative bleekst)
- pale
- Antonym: donker
- bleak
- Antonym: felgekleurd
Inflection edit
Inflection of bleek | ||||
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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 edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken.
Noun edit
bleek f (uncountable)
- bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
- the act of bleaching
- bleachfield
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: bliki
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
bleek
- inflection of bleken:
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
bleek