Straat
See also: straat
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as jägerstraet in 1766. Derived from straat (“street, road”).
See also Limburgish Sjtraot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /straːt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Straat
- Rhymes: -aːt
- Homophone: straat
Proper noun
Straat n
- a hamlet in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt. Compare German Streit.
Noun
Straat m
- (Erzgebirgisch) quarrel, dispute, fight, argument
- (archaic, Erzgebirgisch) fight, battle
Further reading
- Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 17
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Stråte (New Saxon Spelling)
Etymology
From Middle Low German strâte, from Old Saxon strāta, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strāta.
Noun
Straat f (plural Straten)
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German strâte, from Old Saxon strāta, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strāta. Compare with Old Frisian strēte, whence Saterland Frisian Sträite, West Frisian strjitte.
Pronunciation
Noun
Straat m or f (plural Strooten)