touw
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[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 tó (Norwegian to).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]touw n (plural touwen, diminutive touwtje n)
- rope
- Hang de was op aan het touw. ― Hang the laundry on the rope.
- Ik heb een sterk touw nodig voor deze klus. ― I need a strong rope for this task.
- Ze bonden de lading vast met touwen. ― They tied down the cargo with ropes.
- (chiefly diminutive) string
- Het touwtje van mijn schoen is gebroken. ― The string of my shoe has broken.
- Ze gebruikte een dun touwtje om het cadeau te verpakken. ― She used a thin string to wrap the gift.
- Ik heb een touwtje nodig om dit label te bevestigen. ― I need a string to attach this tag.
- Clipping 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
- → Lokono: tau
- →? Sranan Tongo: t'tei
- → Warao: táu, táü, tao
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