spiraal
Dutch (Brabantic)
/spiˈraːl/
noun
Definitions
- (geometry) A spiral.
- (chiefly diminutive) An intrauterine device, a IUD.
Etymology
Borrowed from French spirale derived from Latin spiralis, spira (a coil) derived from Ancient Greek σπείρα (coil, wreath, twist).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σπείρα
Gloss
coil, wreath, twist
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spirea English
- spiricle English
- spira Latin
- spiralis Latin
- spirális Hungarian
- geweld Dutch, Flemish
- geweldspiraal Dutch, Flemish
- geweldsspiraal Dutch, Flemish
- loon Dutch, Flemish
- loon-prijsspiraal Dutch, Flemish
- prijs Dutch, Flemish
- spiraalstelsel Dutch, Flemish
- spiraalvormig Dutch, Flemish
- stelsel Dutch, Flemish
- spirale French
- spiraler French
- spire French
- σαπρός Ancient Greek
- σπείρα Ancient Greek
- σπεῖρα Ancient Greek
- χαίτη Ancient Greek
- spiral Norwegian Bokmål
- spiral Norwegian Nynorsk
- spirála Czech
- spirale Middle French