gek

Significat

Adj

1. crazy, mad
2. ludicrous, farcical
3. silly, playful

Noun

1. (masculine) lunatic, madman
2. (masculine) cowl (on a chimney)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɣɛk/

Etimologia

From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”).
Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).

Sents

De smartphone maakte een gek geluid .

The smartphone made a crazy sound.