straal

straal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch straal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɑːl/

Noun

straal (plural strale)

1. ray, beam

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /straːl/

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• Hyphenation: straal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strēlō (“arrow, ray, beam”).

Noun

straal f (plural stralen, diminutive straaltje n)

1. ray (a beam of light or radiation)
2. a thin stream of liquid, a trickle
3. (geometry) radius
4. stinger
5. (equids) frog (organ in the hoof)

Derived terms

• laserstraal
• lichtstraal
• waterstraal
• straaljager
• straalstroom

Descendants

• Afrikaans: straal

Adverb

straal

1. completely, to the hilt
2. along a straight line

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

straal

1. first-person singular present indicative of stralen
2. imperative of stralen

Anagrams

• laarst