kluut

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, after its call. Forms with -ui- arose through regular sound change, but have been superseded by the older form with -uu-, which is truer to the bird's actual call.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klyt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kluut
  • Rhymes: -yt

Noun

kluut m (plural kluten, diminutive kluutje n)

  1. pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
  2. (more broadly) avocet, any bird of the genus Recurvirostra

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