kluis

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cluse, from Old Dutch *klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: kluis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s
• Homophone: Kluis

Noun

kluis f (plural kluizen, diminutive kluisje n)

1. A safe.
2. (in the diminutive) A cashbox.
3. (often diminutive) A locker.
4. A hermit's cell.
5. A hermitage.

Synonyms

• (safe): brandkast
• (locker): locker
• (hermit's cell): cel
• (hermitage): hermitage, kluizenarij

Derived terms

• bankkluis
• effectenkluis
• fietskluis
• geldkluis
• kluisdeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kluis
• → West Frisian: klûs
  • ⇒ West Frisian: klûze
• → Indonesian: klés

Anagrams

• sluik