koekoek
Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#KOEKOEK coecoec, of imitativeCategory:Dutch onomatopoeias#KOEKOEK origin, perhaps influenced by LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Latin#KOEKOEK cuculus and/or Old FrenchCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old French#KOEKOEK cucu (modern French coucou).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.kuk/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#KOEKOEK
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#KOEKOEKAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: koe‧koek
- Rhymes: -ukukCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ukuk#KOEKOEKCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ukuk/2 syllables#KOEKOEK
- Homophone: KoekoekCategory:Dutch terms with homophones#KOEKOEK
Noun
koekoek m (plural koekoeken, diminutive koekoekje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch nouns#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#KOEKOEKCategory:Pages with entries#KOEKOEKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#KOEKOEK
- Category:nl:Cuckoos#KOEKOEKCategory:nl:Parasites#KOEKOEKcommon cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- (more broadly) a cuckoo, any bird of the family Cuculidae
- (architectureCategory:nl:Architecture#KOEKOEK) a dormer
- (rareCategory:Dutch terms with rare senses#KOEKOEK) a homewrecker
- (obsoleteCategory:Dutch terms with obsolete senses#KOEKOEK) a cuckold
- Synonym: hoorndrager
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: koekoek
Adjective
koekoek (used only predicatively, not comparable)Category:Dutch lemmas#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch adjectives#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch predicative-only adjectives#KOEKOEKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#KOEKOEKCategory:Pages with entries#KOEKOEKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#KOEKOEK
- (informalCategory:Dutch informal terms#KOEKOEK) crazy, mad
- Die vent is helemaal koekoek. ― That guy is totally crazy.Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#KOEKOEK
Further reading
koekoek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl