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kei.

cobble, cobblestone

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɛi̯/
  1. cobble, cobblestone

    masculine
  2. pebble

    masculine
  3. boulder

    masculine
  4. someone who's an expert at something, whiz

    figuratively · masculine
    Ze is een kei in wiskunde.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch key, keye, from Old Dutch *kei (in toponym keidīk (“Keidijk”)), perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kagi (compare kegel (“cone”)), from Proto-Germanic *kagiz.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.