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kluit
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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)
Derived terms
- graskluit
- met een kluitje in het riet sturen
- rietkluit
- uit de kluiten gewassen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kluit
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From earlier kluut, through regular sound change, but again superseded by the older form (which is truer to the bird's call).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)
Anagrams
- kuilt, luikt
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