kluwen

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cluwen, from Old Dutch *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô, from Proto-Indo-European *glew-. Cognate with English clew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklyu̯ə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: klu‧wen
  • Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Noun

kluwen m or n (plural kluwens, diminutive kluwentje n)

  1. a ball of thread or yarn, a clew