Mannelijk

Kran

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (masculine, strong) crane (a lifting device)
  2. (Germany, Western, masculine, regional, strong) tap, faucet

Synoniemen

Ballenaufsammelgerät

Ballenschleuder

Handhabungsgerät

Fasshahn

Fasszapfen

Bundkragen

Zentrierzapfen

Hebekran

Leitungshahn

Achsüberstand

spund

Frequentie

C2
Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

graan

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkʁaːn/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano (“crane”), from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô (“crane”). The word was used metaphorically for the lifting device due to the similar appearance of the bird’s neck and head. This metaphorical use is first attested in Middle Dutch krane, and thence spread to several European languages (compare English crane, French grue). The sense “water tap” is restricted to a smaller territory (compare Dutch kraan, Luxembourgish Krunn).

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