kluit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch clute. Cognate with English cloud. Related to Dutch kloot (“ball; testicle”) and klont (“lump”).
Noun edit
kluit f (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).
Noun edit
kluit m (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)