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:

Concepts

pond

depth

chasm

abyss

precipice

gulf

whirlpool

whirlwind

gap

lock

🔒

maelstrom

tourbillon

vortex

Synonyms

vijver

waterplas

plas

draaikolk

afgrond

wervelwind

diepte

dwarreling

kloof

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔlk/

Etymology

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”).