kreuk

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -øːk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crōke, perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *krōk (“bend, hook”).

Noun

kreuk f or m (plural kreuken, diminutive kreukje n)

1. an unintended crease, wrinkle

Related terms

• kreuken, kreukelen, verkreukelen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kreuk

1. inflection of kreuken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• rukke