trane

See also: träne and Träne

Afrikaans

Noun

trane

1. plural of traan

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

trane

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of tranen

North Frisian

Etymology

Probably formed by analogy with twane.

Pronunciation

• (Mooring) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰranə]

Numeral

trane

1. (Mooring) nominalized form of tra (“three”)

   We san trane. ― We are three.

Usage notes

• Only used of persons. When referring to things, the attributive forms tra and trii are used also in nominalized contexts.
• Exceptionally used attributively before moon (“man”): trane moon (“three men, three people”). Compare German drei Mann, Dutch drie man.

Norwegian Bokmål

trane (Grus carunculata)

Etymology

From Old Norse trana.

Noun

trane f or m (definite singular trana or tranen, indefinite plural traner, definite plural tranene)

1. crane (large bird of species Grus grus)

Derived terms

• tranebær

References

• “trane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• trånnå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse trana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²trɑːnə/

Noun

trane f (definite singular trana, indefinite plural traner, definite plural tranene)

1. crane (large bird of the family Gruidae), particularly the common crane, Grus grus.

Derived terms

• tranebær

References

• “trane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Plautdietsch

Verb

trane

1. to rip
2. to separate
3. to divide