"touw" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /tɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-touw.ogg Forms: touwen [plural], touwtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą. Cognate with German Tau, West Frisian tou, English tow, Old Norse tó (Norwegian to). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|touwe}} Middle Dutch touwe, {{inh|nl|odt|*tou}} Old Dutch *tou, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*tawwą}} Proto-Germanic *tawwą, {{cog|de|Tau}} German Tau, {{cog|fy|tou}} West Frisian tou, {{cog|en|tow}} English tow, {{cog|non|tó}} Old Norse tó, {{m|no|to}} to Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|touwtje}} touw n (plural touwen, diminutive touwtje n)
  1. rope Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-touw-nl-noun-~k1Vuf-l
  2. (chiefly diminutive) string Tags: diminutive, neuter
    Sense id: en-touw-nl-noun-RzKH-CmN
  3. Clipping of getouw (“loom”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, neuter Alternative form of: getouw (extra: loom)
    Sense id: en-touw-nl-noun-ArnJVfWt Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aan de touwtjes trekken, achtertouw, ankertouw, de touwtjes in handen hebben, getouw, henneptouw, houtje-touwtje, houwtouw, jaagtouw, klimtouw, sleeptouw, springtouw, touwanker, touwbaan, touwladder, touwtjespringen, touwwerk, vliegertouw, voortouw, wurgtouw, zwaartouw

Inflected forms

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      "word": "aan de touwtjes trekken"
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      "word": "achtertouw"
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      "word": "ankertouw"
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    {
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      "word": "de touwtjes in handen hebben"
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      "word": "getouw"
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    {
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      "word": "henneptouw"
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      "word": "houtje-touwtje"
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      "word": "houwtouw"
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      "word": "jaagtouw"
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      "word": "klimtouw"
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    {
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      "word": "sleeptouw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "springtouw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "touwanker"
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      "word": "touwbaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "touwladder"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "touwtjespringen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "touwwerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vliegertouw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "voortouw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wurgtouw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zwaartouw"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "tou"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: tou",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: tou"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "tāu"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: tāu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: tāu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "toouw",
            "3": "tou",
            "4": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: toouw, tou, tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: toouw, tou, tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "tau",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "t'tei",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Sranan Tongo: t'tei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Sranan Tongo: t'tei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "tetei",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: tetei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: tetei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "tetei",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: tetei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: tetei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "tatai",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: tatai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: tatai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wba",
            "2": "táu",
            "3": "táü",
            "4": "tao",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Warao: táu, táü, tao",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Warao: táu, táü, tao"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "touwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch touwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*tou"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *tou",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tawwą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tawwą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Tau"
      },
      "expansion": "German Tau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "tou"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian tou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tow"
      },
      "expansion": "English tow",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "tó"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse tó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "to",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą. Cognate with German Tau, West Frisian tou, English tow, Old Norse tó (Norwegian to).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "touwen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "touwtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "touwtje"
      },
      "expansion": "touw n (plural touwen, diminutive touwtje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "touw"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hang the laundry on the rope.",
          "text": "Hang de was op aan het touw.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I need a strong rope for this task.",
          "text": "Ik heb een sterk touw nodig voor deze klus.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They tied down the cargo with ropes.",
          "text": "Ze bonden de lading vast met touwen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rope"
      ],
      "id": "en-touw-nl-noun-~k1Vuf-l",
      "links": [
        [
          "rope",
          "rope"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The string of my shoe has broken.",
          "text": "Het touwtje van mijn schoen is gebroken.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She used a thin string to wrap the gift.",
          "text": "Ze gebruikte een dun touwtje om het cadeau te verpakken.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I need a string to attach this tag.",
          "text": "Ik heb een touwtje nodig om dit label te bevestigen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "id": "en-touw-nl-noun-RzKH-CmN",
      "links": [
        [
          "string",
          "string"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly diminutive) string"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "loom",
          "word": "getouw"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of getouw (“loom”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-touw-nl-noun-ArnJVfWt",
      "links": [
        [
          "getouw",
          "getouw#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑu̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑu̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-touw.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/Nl-touw.ogg/Nl-touw.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Nl-touw.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "touw"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑu̯",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑu̯/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aan de touwtjes trekken"
    },
    {
      "word": "achtertouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "ankertouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "de touwtjes in handen hebben"
    },
    {
      "word": "getouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "henneptouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "houtje-touwtje"
    },
    {
      "word": "houwtouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "jaagtouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "klimtouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "sleeptouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "springtouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwanker"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwbaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwladder"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwtjespringen"
    },
    {
      "word": "touwwerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vliegertouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "voortouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "wurgtouw"
    },
    {
      "word": "zwaartouw"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "tou"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: tou",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: tou"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "tāu"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: tāu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: tāu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "toouw",
            "3": "tou",
            "4": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: toouw, tou, tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: toouw, tou, tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "tau"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "tau",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: tau",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: tau"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "t'tei",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Sranan Tongo: t'tei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Sranan Tongo: t'tei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "tetei",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: tetei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: tetei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "tetei",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: tetei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: tetei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "tatai",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: tatai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: tatai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wba",
            "2": "táu",
            "3": "táü",
            "4": "tao",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Warao: táu, táü, tao",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Warao: táu, táü, tao"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "touwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch touwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*tou"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *tou",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tawwą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tawwą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Tau"
      },
      "expansion": "German Tau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "tou"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian tou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tow"
      },
      "expansion": "English tow",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "tó"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse tó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "to",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą. Cognate with German Tau, West Frisian tou, English tow, Old Norse tó (Norwegian to).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "touwen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "touwtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "touwtje"
      },
      "expansion": "touw n (plural touwen, diminutive touwtje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "touw"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hang the laundry on the rope.",
          "text": "Hang de was op aan het touw.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I need a strong rope for this task.",
          "text": "Ik heb een sterk touw nodig voor deze klus.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They tied down the cargo with ropes.",
          "text": "Ze bonden de lading vast met touwen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rope"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rope",
          "rope"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The string of my shoe has broken.",
          "text": "Het touwtje van mijn schoen is gebroken.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She used a thin string to wrap the gift.",
          "text": "Ze gebruikte een dun touwtje om het cadeau te verpakken.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I need a string to attach this tag.",
          "text": "Ik heb een touwtje nodig om dit label te bevestigen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "string",
          "string"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly diminutive) string"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "loom",
          "word": "getouw"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Dutch clippings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of getouw (“loom”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "getouw",
          "getouw#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑu̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑu̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-touw.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/Nl-touw.ogg/Nl-touw.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Nl-touw.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "touw"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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