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)

1. pale

   Antonym: donker

2. bleak

   Antonym: felgekleurd

Inflection

Inflection of bleek
uninflected	bleek
inflected	bleke
comparative	bleker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bleek	bleker	het bleekst het bleekste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bleke	blekere	bleekste
	n. sing.	bleek	bleker	bleekste
	plural	bleke	blekere	bleekste
definite		bleke	blekere	bleekste
partitive		bleeks	blekers	—

Derived terms

• bleek blauwtje
• bleke klaproos
• bleken
• doodsbleek
• lijkbleek
• verbleken

Descendants

• Negerhollands: bleek
• → Papiamentu: blek, bleek
• → Sranan Tongo: breiki

Etymology 2

From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken.

Noun

bleek f (uncountable)

1. bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
2. the act of bleaching
3. bleachfield

Derived terms

• bleken

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bliki

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bleek

1. inflection of bleken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bleek

1. singular past indicative of blijken

Anagrams

• bleke