"ra" meaning in Dutch

See ra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /raː/ Audio: Nl-ra.ogg Forms: ra's [plural], raatje [diminutive, neuter], ree [alternative, dialectal, obsolete]
Rhymes: -aː Etymology: From Middle Dutch ra, from Proto-Germanic *rahō. Cognate with German Rah, Old Norse rá. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ra}} Middle Dutch ra, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*rahō}} Proto-Germanic *rahō, {{cog|de|Rah}} German Rah, {{cog|non|rá}} Old Norse rá Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|+}} ra f (plural ra's, diminutive raatje n)
  1. (nautical) spar (horizontal beam or pole of a ship's mastwork) Tags: feminine Derived forms: razeil

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*rahō"
      },
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      },
      "expansion": "German Rah",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "rá"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse rá",
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "transport"
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "homophone": "Rha"
    }
  ],
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}
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Rah"
      },
      "expansion": "German Rah",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "rá"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse rá",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ra, from Proto-Germanic *rahō. Cognate with German Rah, Old Norse rá.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ra's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "raatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ree",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "hyphenations": [
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        "ra"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
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        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms with homophones",
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        "Rhymes:Dutch/aː",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/aː/1 syllable",
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      ],
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          "nautical"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "transport"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rha"
    }
  ],
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}

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