"gek" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /ɣɛk/ Audio: Nl-gek.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”). Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|geck||madman}} Middle Dutch geck (“madman”), {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|sv|gäcka|t=to mock}} Swedish gäcka (“to mock”), {{cog|de|Geck}} German Geck, {{m|de|Jeck}} Jeck, {{cog|en|geek}} English geek Head templates: {{nl-adj|gekker}} gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|gekke}} Forms: gekker [comparative], gekst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], gek [adverbial, positive, predicative], gekker [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het gekst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het gekste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], gekke [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], gekkere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], gekste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], gek [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], gekker [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], gekste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], gekke [indefinite, plural, positive], gekkere [comparative, indefinite, plural], gekste [indefinite, plural, superlative], gekke [definite, positive], gekkere [comparative, definite], gekste [definite, superlative], geks [partitive, positive], gekkers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. crazy, mad
    Sense id: en-gek-nl-adj-u~2OnvzU
  2. ludicrous, farcical
    Sense id: en-gek-nl-adj-3Iatgju3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 3 72 2 5 18 Disambiguation of Dutch onomatopoeias: 7 64 0 7 22
  3. silly, playful
    Sense id: en-gek-nl-adj-F8IyizHk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gekkig, getikt, gestoord, lijp, waus, zot Derived forms: gekkig, gekmakend, gekscheren, knettergek, stapelgek, zo gek als een deur, zo gek als een ui

Noun

IPA: /ɣɛk/ Audio: Nl-gek.ogg Forms: gekken [plural], gekje [diminutive, neuter], gekkin [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”). Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|geck||madman}} Middle Dutch geck (“madman”), {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|sv|gäcka|t=to mock}} Swedish gäcka (“to mock”), {{cog|de|Geck}} German Geck, {{m|de|Jeck}} Jeck, {{cog|en|geek}} English geek Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|gekje|f=gekkin}} gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)
  1. (male) lunatic, madman Tags: masculine Synonyms: dwaas, mesjoggene, waanzinnige
    Sense id: en-gek-nl-noun-X-PVjSAa
  2. cowl (on a chimney) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gek-nl-noun-xGdbFCd5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dorpsgek, luchtvaartgek

Inflected forms

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      "word": "gekkig"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gekmakend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gekscheren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "knettergek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stapelgek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zo gek als een deur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zo gek als een ui"
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      "text": "Negerhollands: gek, gik"
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekst",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "het gekst",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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      "form": "het gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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        "singular"
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        "neuter",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "geks",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekkers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You make me crazy.",
          "text": "Je maakt me gek.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "crazy, mad"
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      "id": "en-gek-nl-adj-u~2OnvzU",
      "links": [
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          "playful",
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ɣɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-gek.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/Nl-gek.ogg/Nl-gek.ogg.mp3",
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      "word": "gekkig"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "getikt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gestoord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lijp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "waus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zot"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "gekken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "gekje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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      "form": "gekkin",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(male) lunatic, madman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dwaas"
        },
        {
          "word": "mesjoggene"
        },
        {
          "word": "waanzinnige"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "cowl (on a chimney)"
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      "id": "en-gek-nl-noun-xGdbFCd5",
      "links": [
        [
          "cowl",
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        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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}
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "gekkig"
    },
    {
      "word": "gekmakend"
    },
    {
      "word": "gekscheren"
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    {
      "word": "knettergek"
    },
    {
      "word": "stapelgek"
    },
    {
      "word": "zo gek als een deur"
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      "word": "zo gek als een ui"
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      "form": "gekst",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "gekke",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekkere",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gek",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekker",
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekkere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekkere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geks",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekkers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gekker"
      },
      "expansion": "gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gek"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gekke"
      },
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You make me crazy.",
          "text": "Je maakt me gek.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crazy, mad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crazy",
          "crazy"
        ],
        [
          "mad",
          "mad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ludicrous, farcical"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ludicrous",
          "ludicrous"
        ],
        [
          "farcical",
          "farcical"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "silly, playful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ],
        [
          "playful",
          "playful"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-gek.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/Nl-gek.ogg/Nl-gek.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Nl-gek.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gekkig"
    },
    {
      "word": "getikt"
    },
    {
      "word": "gestoord"
    },
    {
      "word": "lijp"
    },
    {
      "word": "waus"
    },
    {
      "word": "zot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gek"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch adjectives",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch onomatopoeias",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛk",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛk/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dorpsgek"
    },
    {
      "word": "luchtvaartgek"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "geck",
        "4": "",
        "5": "madman"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch geck (“madman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "title": "imitative"
      },
      "expansion": "imitative",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gäcka",
        "t": "to mock"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish gäcka (“to mock”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Geck"
      },
      "expansion": "German Geck",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Jeck"
      },
      "expansion": "Jeck",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "geek"
      },
      "expansion": "English geek",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”).\nCognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gekken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekkin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "gekje",
        "f": "gekkin"
      },
      "expansion": "gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gek"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lunatic, madman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lunatic",
          "lunatic#English"
        ],
        [
          "madman",
          "madman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(male) lunatic, madman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dwaas"
        },
        {
          "word": "mesjoggene"
        },
        {
          "word": "waanzinnige"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowl (on a chimney)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cowl",
          "cowl#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-gek.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/Nl-gek.ogg/Nl-gek.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Nl-gek.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gek"
}

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