kolk

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (feminine, masculine) vortex, maelstrom
2. (feminine, masculine) a drain that is part a sewer system
3. (feminine, masculine) a small waterway connected to one or several windmills that control the water level in a polder, serving as a conduit to remove surplus water
4. (feminine, masculine) a dyke beside such a waterway
5. (feminine, masculine) a stagnant pool or lake resulting from the vortex of e.g. a breached dyke
6. (feminine, masculine) the body of water between sluice gates
7. (feminine, masculine) a dug watering hole

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kolken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kolken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kolken:

kolken

1. to whirl, to churn
2. to rise or descend in a whirl
3. to experience strong emotions, to seethe

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Konzepte

Teich

Weiher

Tümpel

Abgrund

Tiefe

Strudel

Spalte

Wirbelwind

tourbillon

Schlucht

Kluft

Synonyme

vijver

waterplas

plas

draaikolk

afgrond

wervelwind

diepte

dwarreling

kloof

Übersetzungen

pond

étang

lago

depth

abyss

chasm

estanque

precipice

abîme

redemoinho

gouffre

gulf

tourbillon

stagno

tourbillon

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kɔlk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelniederländisch: colc

Geerbt von Old Dutch: *kolk

In summary

From Middle Dutch colc, from Old Dutch *kolk, from Proto-West Germanic *kolk (“hollow, pit, gully”), from Proto-Germanic *kulukaz, an extension of *kelǭ (“throat”).