draad

From Dutch draad, from Middle Dutch drâet, from Old Dutch *thrād, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz.

• IPA^(key): /drɑːt/

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draad (plural drade, diminutive draadjie)

1. wire

• draadsitter

From Middle Dutch drâet, from Old Dutch *thrād, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz. Equivalent to draaien (“to turn”) +‎ -d (“verbal noun”).

• IPA^(key): /draːt/

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• Hyphenation: draad
• Rhymes: -aːt

draad m (plural draden, diminutive draadje n)

1. thread
2. wire
3. (engineering) screw thread
4. (Internet, informal) discussion thread, topic

• (screw thread): schroefdraad

• Afrikaans: draad
• → Aukan: dalati
• → Caribbean Javanese: drat
• → Indonesian: drat (“screw thread”)
• → Papiamentu: drat, drachi