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traan

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Etymology

From Dutch traan, from Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

traan (plural trane, diminutive traantjie)

  1. tear, teardrop

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: traan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz. Cognate with German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“fish oil”).

Noun

traan m or f (plural tranen, diminutive traantje n)

  1. tear (in the eye)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: traan
  • Negerhollands: traan
  • → West Frisian: traan (“fish oil”)

Noun

traan m or f (uncountable)

  1. fish oil
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

traan

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

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