drato

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Draht (“wire”). Compare English thread.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrato/

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: dra‧to

Noun

drato (accusative singular draton, plural dratoj, accusative plural dratojn)

1. wire

Old High German

Alternative forms

• thrato

Etymology

From the same root as drāen (“to turn”); cognate with Dutch dra.

Adverb

drāto

1. fast
2. much

Related terms

• drāti

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), 6th edition