kraan

See also: Kraan

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraːn/

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• Hyphenation: kraan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô. The senses “tap” and “crane” as a machine are both based on resemblance with the bird's neck.

Noun

kraan f (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

1. crane (machine for lifting)

   Synonym: hijskraan

2. tap, faucet

   Synonyms: fontein, tap

Derived terms

• buitenkraan
• erfkraan
• geldkraan
• hijskraan
• koudwaterkraan
• kraanwater
• voetenkraan
• warmwaterkraan
• waterkraan

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kraan
• → Aukan: kalan
• → Caribbean Hindustani: krán
• → Malay: keran
  • Indonesian: keran
• → Japanese: カラン (karan)
• → Papiamentu: kranchi, kramchi (from the diminutive), kran, kraan
• → Russian: кран (kran) (or from Middle Low German krān) (see there for further descendants)
• → Saramaccan: kalán
• → Sranan Tongo: krân
  • → Caribbean Javanese: krang

Noun

kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of kraanvogel (“crane (bird)”)

Derived terms

• kraanvogel
• kroonkraan

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kren

Etymology 2

From French crâne (“gallant”).

Noun

kraan m (plural kranen, diminutive kraantje n)

1. (obsolete) a strong, manly man

Derived terms

• kranig

Estonian

Etymology

From either Middle Low German krān or German Kran. See also kraana.

Noun

kraan (genitive kraani, partitive kraani)

1. tap, faucet

Declension

Declension of kraan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kraan	kraanid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kraani
genitive			kraanide
partitive		kraani	kraane kraanisid
illative		kraani kraanisse	kraanidesse kraanesse
inessive		kraanis	kraanides kraanes
elative		kraanist	kraanidest kraanest
allative		kraanile	kraanidele kraanele
adessive		kraanil	kraanidel kraanel
ablative		kraanilt	kraanidelt kraanelt
translative		kraaniks	kraanideks kraaneks
terminative		kraanini	kraanideni
essive		kraanina	kraanidena
abessive		kraanita	kraanideta
comitative		kraaniga	kraanidega