beek

See also: Beek

English

Noun

beek (plural beeks)

(informal) Clipping of beekeeper.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beek, from Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

beek (plural beke, diminutive bekie)

(uncommon) brook

Basque

Noun

beek

ergative plural of be

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beːk/
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Hyphenation: beek
Rhymes: -eːk
Homophone: Beek

Noun

beek f (plural beken, diminutive beekje n)

brook, creek (running waterway smaller than a river)

Derived terms

- general:

beekbed
beekjuffer
beekvallei
bergbeekeend
bronbeek
sprengbeek

- toponyms:

Descendants

Afrikaans: beek

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