Neuter
touw
Meaning
- (neuter) rope
- (diminutive, neuter) string
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, neuter) Clipping of getouw (“loom”).
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑu̯/
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).
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