kreek

See also: Kreek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch creke, from Old Dutch krika, from Proto-West Germanic *krikō, from Proto-Germanic *krikô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kreːk/

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• Hyphenation: kreek
• Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

kreek f (plural kreken, diminutive kreekje n)

1. a small inlet or gully of the sea, a creek (UK meaning)
2. (Suriname) a stream of water smaller than a river, a creek (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)