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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
straal (plural strale)
Dutch
Pronunciation
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)
- ray (a beam of light or radiation)
- a thin stream of liquid, a jet
- (geometry) radius
- stinger
- (equids) frog (organ in the hoof)
Derived terms
- bliksemstraal
- fijnstraal
- lampstraal
- laserstraal
- lichtstraal
- straaljager
- straalkachel
- straalscherm
- straalstroom
- waterstraal
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
straal
- 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
- inflection of stralen:
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