traan

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch traan, from Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɑːn/ === Noun === traan (plural trane, diminutive traantjie) tear, teardrop == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /traːn/ Hyphenation: traan Rhymes: -aːn === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz. Cognate with German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“fish oil”). ==== Noun ==== traan m or f (plural tranen, diminutive traantje n) tear (in the eye) ===== Derived terms ===== tranen traanvocht ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: traan Negerhollands: traan → West Frisian: traan (“fish oil”) ==== Noun ==== traan m or f (uncountable, no diminutive) fish oil ===== Derived terms ===== levertraan traanolie walvistraan === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== traan inflection of tranen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative