traan
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /traːn/
audio (file) - 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 f or m (plural tranen, diminutive traantje n)
- tear (in the eye)
Derived terms
- tranen
- traanvocht
Noun
traan f (uncountable)
- fish oil
Derived terms
- levertraan
- walvistraan
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
traan
- first-person singular present indicative of tranen
- imperative of tranen