giek

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣik/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: giek
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

giek m (plural gieken, diminutive giekje n)

1. (nautical) A boom (horizontal spar at the bottom and back of a sail).