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beek (plural beeks)

1. (informal) Clipping of beekeeper.

From Dutch beek, from Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

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beek (plural beke, diminutive bekie)

1. (uncommon) brook

beek

1. ergative plural of be

From Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

• IPA^(key): /beːk/

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• Hyphenation: beek
• Rhymes: -eːk
• Homophone: Beek

beek f (plural beken, diminutive beekje n)

1. brook, creek (running waterway smaller than a river)

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• Afrikaans: beek