kluit
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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]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: kluit
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[edit]From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).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)