koekoek

Dutch

Cuculus canorus

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coecoec, of imitative origin, perhaps influenced by Latin cuculus and/or Old French cucu (modern French coucou).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.kuk/

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• Hyphenation: koe‧koek
• Rhymes: -ukuk
• Homophone: Koekoek

Noun

koekoek m (plural koekoeken, diminutive koekoekje n)

1. common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
2. (more broadly) a cuckoo, any bird of the family Cuculidae
3. (architecture) a dormer
4. (rare) a homewrecker
5. (obsolete) a cuckold

   Synonym: hoorndrager

Derived terms

• grondkoekoek
• koekoeksbloem
• koekoeksei
• koekoekshommel
• koekoeksklok
• koekoeksvogel
• Mechelse koekoek
• renkoekoek

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koekoek

Adjective

koekoek (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (informal) crazy, mad

   Die vent is helemaal koekoek. ― That guy is totally crazy.

Further reading

• koekoek on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl