kloek

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kluk/
Hyphenation: kloek
Rhymes: -uk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cloec, from Old Dutch *cluoc, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz.

Adjective

kloek (comparative kloeker, superlative kloekst)

large, stout
healthy, being in good health
(dialectal) clever, wise

Inflection

Inflection of kloek
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

kloekmoedig

Descendants

Negerhollands: kluken
Skepi Creole Dutch: kluk, cluke, clook

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. Compare English cluck.

Noun

kloek f (plural kloeken, diminutive kloekje n)

a brooding hen (female chicken) or mother hen
Synonyms: klokhen, moederhen, moederkip

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