snaar

See also: Snaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch snaer, from Old Dutch snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ. Compare Middle Low German snare.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /snaːr/
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Hyphenation: snaar
Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

snaar f (plural snaren, diminutive snaartje n)

(music) string
(physics) string

Derived terms

een gevoelige snaar raken
snaarinstrument
snaartheoreticus
snaartheorie

Descendants

Afrikaans: snaar
→ Caribbean Javanese: senar
→ Indonesian: senar

References

http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/snaar3

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