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editFrom earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).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