naad

From Middle Dutch naet, from Old Dutch *nād, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz (“seam”). Equivalent naaien (“to sew”) +‎ -d (“verbal noun”).

• IPA^(key): /naːt/

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• Hyphenation: naad
• Rhymes: -aːt

naad m (plural naden, diminutive naadje n)

1. a seam, as where pieces of textile are sewn together
2. (figuratively) another joint or juncture, notably in construction, mechanics, etc.
3. (figuratively, vulgar, often diminutive) the gluteal cleft or the vulva

• bilnaad m
• een naad naaien
• het naadje van de kous
• naadloos
• naadje en draadje

• → Papiamentu: nachi, naadsje (from the diminutive)

• Daan, nada