bleek

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bleːk/ Hyphenation: bleek Rhymes: -eːk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. ==== Adjective ==== bleek (comparative bleker, superlative bleekst) pale Antonym: donker bleak Antonym: felgekleurd ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: bleek → Papiamentu: blek, bleek → Sranan Tongo: breiki === Etymology 2 === From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken. ==== Noun ==== bleek f (uncountable, no diminutive) bleach (chemical used for bleaching) the act of bleaching bleachfield ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: bliki === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bleek inflection of bleken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bleek singular past indicative of blijken === Anagrams === bleke