kolk

Meaning

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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Concepts

pond

depth

chasm

abyss

precipice

gulf

whirlpool

whirlwind

gap

lock

🔒

maelstrom

tourbillon

vortex

Synonyms

vijver

waterplas

plas

draaikolk

afgrond

wervelwind

diepte

dwarreling

kloof

Translations

Tümpel

Teich

Weiher

étang

Abgrund

Tiefe

lago

estanque

Strudel

abîme

redemoinho

tourbillon

stagno

gouffre

χάσμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔlk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: colc

Inherited from 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”).