straal

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch straal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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straal (plural strale)

  1. ray, beam

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /straːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: straal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch strâel, strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu.

Noun

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straal m or f (plural stralen, diminutive straaltje n)

  1. ray (a beam of light or radiation)
  2. a thin stream of liquid, a jet
  3. (geometry) radius
  4. stinger
  5. (equids) frog (organ in the hoof)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: straal
  • Papiamentu: stral, straal

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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straal

  1. obliviously, to the point of oblivion, utterly
    Hij liep straal aan mij voorbij.He walked past me obliviously.
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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straal

  1. inflection of stralen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

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