kraan

See also: Kraan

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraːn/

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• Hyphenation: kraan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

kraan f (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

1. crane (machine for lifting)
2. tap, faucet

Synonyms

• (machine): hijskraan
• (tap): fontein, tap

Derived terms

• buitenkraan
• geldkraan
• hijskraan
• koudwaterkraan
• kraanwater
• warmwaterkraan
• waterkraan

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kraan
• → Malay: keran
  • Indonesian: keran
• → Japanese: カラン (karan)
• → Russian: кран (kran) (or from Middle Low German krān) (see there for further descendants)

Noun

kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

1. (obsolete) crane (bird)

Synonyms

• (bird): kraanvogel

Derived terms

• kraanvogel
• kroonkraan

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Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

kraan (genitive kraani, partitive kraani)

1. tap, faucet

Declension

Declension of kraan (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	kraan	kraanid
genitive	kraani	kraanide
partitive	kraani	kraane / kraanisid
illative	kraani / kraanisse	kraanidesse
inessive	kraanis	kraanides
elative	kraanist	kraanidest
allative	kraanile	kraanidele
adessive	kraanil	kraanidel
ablative	kraanilt	kraanidelt
translative	kraaniks	kraanideks
terminative	kraanini	kraanideni
essive	kraanina	kraanidena
abessive	kraanita	kraanideta
comitative	kraaniga	kraanidega