Strach

See also: strach

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Doublet of Stréch (“stroke”), which see. Strach is the regular Luxembourgish form, while Stréch is expected in the plural (see the notes at Stach). Other nouns of this class also show a tendency to generalize the higher vowel (e.g. Schratt, Stach, Strack). This has several reasons including the influence of adjacent dialects and Standard German. In the case of Strach/Stréch, there was a semantic split and the native form was restricted to a rural context.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtʀɑχ]

Noun

Strach m (plural Strachen)

1. a milking, a round of milking an animal, the amount of milk so obtained

   Eng gutt Mëllechkou gëtt hautesdaags op d’mannst 15 Liter pro Strach.

   A good dairy cow gives at least 15 litres per milking these days.

2. (now only in placenames) stretch, swath of land

Related terms

• sträichen

Polish

Etymology

From strach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: Strach

Proper noun

Strach m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Strach

	singular	plural
nominative	Strach	Strachowie
genitive	Stracha	Strachów
dative	Strachowi	Strachom
accusative	Stracha	Strachów
instrumental	Strachem	Strachami
locative	Strachu	Strachach
vocative	Strachu	Strachowie

Proper noun

Strach f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Strach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022