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nat

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk, opprinnelig ‘søm, sammenføyning’; beslektet med nålneedle · pin (a fastening or a badge) from Low German, originally 'seam, joint'; related to nålneedle · pin (a fastening or a badge)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. fuge mellom plankene i et dekk eller en skipsside the seam between the planks of a deck or a ship's side
    • båten var gissen i natene the boat had dried out and was leaking at the seams
  2. søm over et seil a seam across a sail