touw

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą. Cognate with German Tau, West Frisian tou, English tow, Old Norse (Norwegian to).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɑu̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: touw
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Noun[edit]

touw n (plural touwen, diminutive touwtje n)

  1. rope
  2. (chiefly diminutive) string
  3. shortening of getouw, loom.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: tou
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: tau
  • Jersey Dutch: tāu
  • Negerhollands: toouw, tou, tau
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: tau

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