spiraal

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from Ancient Greek σπείρα (speíra, wreath, coil, twist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spiˈraːl/
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  • Hyphenation: spi‧raal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

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spiraal f (plural spiralen, diminutive spiraaltje n)

  1. (geometry) a spiral
  2. (chiefly diminutive, medicine) an intrauterine device, a IUD
    Hypernym: voorbehoedsmiddel
    Hyponyms: hormoonspiraal, koperspiraal
    Door haar spiraaltje heeft ze heftige krampen.She has heavy cramps due to her IUD.

Derived terms

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References

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  • spiraal” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Estonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spiraal (genitive spiraali, partitive spiraali)

  1. spiral

Declension

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Further reading

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  • spiraal”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009