kloon

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kloːn/
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  • Hyphenation: kloon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English clone, a coinage based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn).

Noun

kloon m (plural klonen, diminutive kloontje n)

  1. clone (organism produced through cloning)
  2. clone, duplicate (imitation bearing close resemblance to the original)

Etymology 2

Noun

kloon m (plural klonen, diminutive kloontje n)

  1. (Southern) clog, klomp, wooden shoe

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

kloon

  1. first-person singular present indicative of klonen
  2. imperative of klonen
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