kluit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klœy̯t/

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• Hyphenation: kluit
• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clute. Cognate with English cloud. Related to Dutch kloot (“ball; testicle”) and klont (“lump”).

Noun

kluit f (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

1. lump, clod (mostly in connection to earth or soil)

Derived terms

• graskluit
• iemand met een kluitje in het riet sturen
• rietkluit
• uit de kluiten gewassen

Etymology 2

From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).

Noun

kluit m (plural kluiten, diminutive kluitje n)

1. Obsolete form of kluut.

Anagrams

• kuilt, luikt