kluwen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kluwe

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cluwen, from Old Dutch *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô, from Proto-Indo-European *glew-. Cognate with English clew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklyu̯ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: klu‧wen
• Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Noun

kluwen m or n (plural kluwens, diminutive kluwentje n)

1. a ball of thread or yarn, a clew