traan

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /traːn/
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  • 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)

  1. tear (in the eye)
Derived terms

Noun

traan f (uncountable)

  1. fish oil
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

traan

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