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straal

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Etymology

From Dutch straal.

Pronunciation

Noun

straal (plural strale)

  1. ray, beam

Dutch

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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-West Germanic *strālu.

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 jet
  3. (geometry) radius
  4. stinger
  5. (equids) frog (organ in the hoof)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: straal
  • Papiamentu: stral, straal

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

straal

  1. obliviously, to the point of oblivion, utterly
    Hij liep straal aan mij voorbij.He walked past me obliviously.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

straal

  1. inflection of stralen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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