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kraan

kraan

Estonian

Noun

kraan (genitive kraani, partitive kraani)

  1. tap, faucet

Declension


Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crane, from Old Dutch *krano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô. The senses "tap" and "crane" as a machine are both based on resemblance with the bird's neck.

Noun

kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

  1. (obsolete) crane (bird)

Noun

kraan f (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

  1. crane (machine for lifting)
  2. tap, faucet

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