bleek
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Adjective
bleek (comparative bleker, superlative bleekst)
- pale
- bleak
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
- doodsbleek
- lijkbleek
Etymology 2
From the adjective bleek or from the verb bleken.
Noun
bleek f (uncountable)
- bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
- the act of bleaching
- bleachfield
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bleek
- first-person singular present indicative of bleken
- imperative of bleken
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bleek
- singular past indicative of blijken
Anagrams
- bleke