klooi
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kloːi̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: klooi
- Rhymes: -oːi̯
Etymology 1
Lenited form of kloot (“bollock”). The verb klooien may be (un)related.
Noun
klooi m (plural klooien, diminutive klooitje n)
Synonyms
- (dork) sul m, clown m, nul(liteit), oelewapper m, oen n, onnozelaar m
- (bumbler) knoeier m, stuntel m, stuntelaar m, mislukkeling m
Derived terms
- klojo
- klooiig
Related terms
- geklooi n
- kloten
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
klooi
- inflection of klooien:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative