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traan.

tear (in the eye)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/traːn/
  1. tear (in the eye)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu (“tear”). Cognate with German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“fish oil”).

noun/traːn/
  1. fish oil

    feminine · masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu (“tear”). Cognate with German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“fish oil”).

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