kluut

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === kluit (obsolete) === Etymology === Onomatopoeic, after its call. Forms with -ui- arose through regular sound change, but have been superseded by the older form with -uu-, which is truer to the bird's actual call. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klyt/ Hyphenation: kluut Rhymes: -yt === Noun === kluut m (plural kluten, diminutive kluutje n) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) (more broadly) avocet, any bird of the genus Recurvirostra ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === kluut on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl