kreek

See also: Kreek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch creke, from Old Dutch krika, from Proto-West Germanic *krikō, from Proto-Germanic *krikô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kreːk/
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  • Hyphenation: kreek
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

kreek f (plural kreken, diminutive kreekje n)

  1. A small inlet or gully of the sea, a creek (UK meaning).
  2. (Suriname) A stream of water smaller than a river, a creek (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
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