straal

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch straal.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

straal (plural strale)

  1. ray, beam

Dutch[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: straal
  • → Papiamentu: stral, straal

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

straal

  1. obliviously, to the point of oblivion, utterly
    Hij liep straal aan mij voorbij. ― He walked past me obliviously.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

straal

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

Anagrams[edit]

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