klinker.
clinker brick; (by extension) any kind of brick used for pavement
Meaning & usage
clinker brick; (by extension) any kind of brick used for pavement
Where this word comes from
From earlier klinckaerd, klinkert, from Middle Dutch clinker, clinkaert, related to Middle Low German klinkert (“hard-fired brick”); equivalent to klinken + -er.
vowel
Het Nederlands heeft vijf basisklinkers: a, e, i, o, u.
De klinkers in het woord "huis" zijn "ui".
vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)
Where this word comes from
From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken + -er, short for klinckletter (“sounding-letter”), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (“sounding-letter”). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (“announcer, crier”).
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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.