koekoek
Dutch
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Cuculus canorus
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coecoec, of imitative origin, perhaps influenced by Latin cuculus and/or Old French cucu (modern French coucou).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.kuk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: koe‧koek
- Rhymes: -ukuk
- Homophone: Koekoek
Noun
koekoek m (plural koekoeken, diminutive koekoekje n)
- The common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- A cuckoo, any bird of the family Cuculidae
- (architecture) A dormer
- (rare) A homewrecker
- (obsolete) A cuckold
- Synonym: hoorndrager
Derived terms
- grondkoekoek
- koekoeksbloem
- koekoeksei
- koekoeksklok
- koekoeksvogel
- Mechelse koekoek
- renkoekoek
Descendants
- Afrikaans: koekoek
Further reading
koekoek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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