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straat

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Etymology

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From Dutch straat, from Middle Dutch strate, from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), from Latin strāta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /strɑːt/
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Noun

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straat (plural strate)

  1. street, road

Descendants

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  • → Swazi: sitaladi
  • → Xhosa: isitrato, isitalato

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch strâte, from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), from Latin strāta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”).

The sense “strait” is a phono-semantic matching of Middle English streit, from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus. Compare German Straße.

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straat f (plural straten, diminutive straatje n)

  1. street, paved way
  2. (geography) channel, strait
    Straat Yucatan — the Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán
    Straat (van) Malakka — Strait of Malacca

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