kloek
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch cloec, from Old Dutch *cluoc, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.
Compare German klug for the "clever" sense.
Adjective edit
kloek (comparative kloeker, superlative kloekst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of kloek | ||||
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uninflected | kloek | |||
inflected | kloeke | |||
comparative | kloeker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | kloek | kloeker | het kloekst het kloekste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kloeke | kloekere | kloekste |
n. sing. | kloek | kloeker | kloekste | |
plural | kloeke | kloekere | kloekste | |
definite | kloeke | kloekere | kloekste | |
partitive | kloeks | kloekers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Onomatopoeic. Compare English cluck.
Noun edit
kloek f (plural kloeken, diminutive kloekje n)