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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchnur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃnuːɐ̯
"Er band das Paket mit einer Schnur zusammen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thin, flexible cord, line, or wire made of twisted fibers, used for tying, binding, or hanging things.
"He tied the package securely with a piece of brown string."
- 1
To hang, stretch, or thread something in a long line or series.
"They decided to string colorful fairy lights across the patio for the party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'streng', meaning a cord, string, or sinew, stemming from Proto-Germanic *strang-, related to the adjective 'strong'. Over centuries, it evolved from referring strictly to animal gut cords and fibers to encompass musical strings, threads, and abstract sequences or constraints.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "String" is said worldwide
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ficelle
Transliteration: fi.sɛl
"Elle a attaché le paquet avec de la ficelle."
Schnur
Transliteration: ʃnuːɐ̯
"Er band das Paket mit einer Schnur zusammen."
spago
Transliteration: ˈspaːɡo
"Ho legato il pacco con dello spago."
cuerda
Transliteration: ˈkweɾ.da
"Ató el paquete con un trozo de cuerda."
cordão
Transliteration: koɾˈdɐ̃w
"Ela amarrou o embrulho com um cordão."
धागा
Transliteration: dhāgā
"उसने धागे से पैकेट बांधा।"
线
Transliteration: xiàn
"他用一根细线把包裹绑好了。"
끈
Transliteration: kkeun
"그는 끈으로 상자를 묶었습니다."
紐
Transliteration: himo
"彼女は紐で荷物を縛った。"
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