straal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch straal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɑːl/

Noun

straal (plural strale)

1. ray, beam

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /straːl/

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• Hyphenation: straal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch strâel, strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strēlō (“arrow, ray, beam”).

Noun

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

1. ray (a beam of light or radiation)
2. a thin stream of liquid, a trickle
3. (geometry) radius
4. stinger
5. (equids) frog (organ in the hoof)

Derived terms

• bliksemstraal
• lampstraal
• laserstraal
• lichtstraal
• waterstraal
• straaljager
• straalkachel
• straalstroom

Descendants

• Afrikaans: straal

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

straal

1. completely, to the hilt
2. along a straight line

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

straal

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of stralen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of stralen

Anagrams

• laarst