straat

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch straat.

Noun

straat (plural strate)

  1. street, road

Descendants

  • Swazi: sitaladi
  • Xhosa: isitrato, isitalato

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch strate, *stret (in toponyms), from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (street), from Latin strāta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to stretch out, extend, spread).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /straːt/
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  • Hyphenation: straat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

straat f (plural straten, diminutive straatje n)

  1. street, paved way
  2. (geography) channel, strait
    Straat Yucatan — the Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán
    Straat (van) Malakka — Strait of Malacca

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