kluis

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cluse, from Old Dutch *klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klœy̯s/
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Hyphenation: kluis
Rhymes: -œy̯s
Homophone: Kluis

Noun

kluis f (plural kluizen, diminutive kluisje n)

A safe.
(in the diminutive) A cashbox.
(often diminutive) A locker.
A hermit's cell.
A hermitage.

Synonyms

(safe): brandkast
(locker): locker
(hermit's cell): cel
(hermitage): hermitage, kluizenarij

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: kluis
→ West Frisian: klûs
- ⇒ West Frisian: klûze
→ Indonesian: klés

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