geluk
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch geluk, from Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). Compare English luck, West Frisian gelok, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Swedish lycka, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geluk (uncountable)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch geluc, further origin unknown. Found only in West Germanic (as a word of native origin). More at German Glück (“joy, bliss, luck”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geluk n (plural gelukken, diminutive gelukje n)