Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From German Draht (wire). Compare English thread.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdrato]
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: dra‧to

Noun edit

drato (accusative singular draton, plural dratoj, accusative plural dratojn)

  1. wire

Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From the same root as drāen (to turn); cognate with Dutch dra.

Adverb edit

drāto

  1. fast
  2. much

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014