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touw.

rope

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɑu̯/

  1. rope

    neuter
    Hang de was op aan het touw.
    Ik heb een sterk touw nodig voor deze klus.

  2. string

    diminutive · neuter
    Het touwtje van mijn schoen is gebroken.
    Ze gebruikte een dun touwtje om het cadeau te verpakken.

  3. clipping of getouw (“loom”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · neuter
Where this word comes from

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

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