bleek

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Adjective

bleek (comparative bleker, superlative bleekst)

  1. pale
  2. bleak
Inflection
Inflection of bleek
uninflected bleek
inflected bleke
comparative bleker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bleekblekerhet bleekst
het bleekste
indefinite m./f. sing. blekeblekerebleekste
n. sing. bleekblekerbleekste
plural blekeblekerebleekste
definite blekeblekerebleekste
partitive bleeksblekers—
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken.

Noun

bleek f (uncountable)

  1. bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
  2. the act of bleaching
  3. bleachfield

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

bleek

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bleken
  2. imperative of bleken

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

bleek

  1. singular past indicative of blijken

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