kraan

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kraːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kraan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô. The senses “tap” and “crane” as a machine are both based on resemblance with the bird's neck.

Noun

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kraan f (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

  1. crane (machine for lifting)
    Synonym: hijskraan
  2. tap, faucet
    Synonyms: fontein, tap
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: kraan
  • Aukan: kalan
  • Caribbean Hindustani: krán
  • Malay: keran
  • Japanese: カラン (karan)
  • Papiamentu: kranchi, kramchi (from the diminutive), kran, kraan
  • Russian: кран (kran) (or from Middle Low German krān) (see there for further descendants)
  • Saramaccan: kalán
  • Sranan Tongo: krân
    • Caribbean Javanese: krang

Noun

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kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of kraanvogel (crane (bird))
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Etymology 2

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From French crâne (gallant).

Noun

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kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

  1. (obsolete) a strong, manly man
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Estonian

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Etymology

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From either Middle Low German krān or German Kran. See also kraana.

Noun

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kraan (genitive kraani, partitive kraani)

  1. tap, faucet

Declension

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Declension of kraan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kraan kraanid
accusative nom.
gen. kraani
genitive kraanide
partitive kraani kraane
kraanisid
illative kraani
kraanisse
kraanidesse
kraanesse
inessive kraanis kraanides
kraanes
elative kraanist kraanidest
kraanest
allative kraanile kraanidele
kraanele
adessive kraanil kraanidel
kraanel
ablative kraanilt kraanidelt
kraanelt
translative kraaniks kraanideks
kraaneks
terminative kraanini kraanideni
essive kraanina kraanidena
abessive kraanita kraanideta
comitative kraaniga kraanidega