Strauß
German edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle High German, related to Icelandic strútur, Old Norse strútr.
Noun edit
Strauß m (strong, genitive Straußes, plural Sträuße, diminutive Sträußchen n)
- bunch (of flowers), bouquet
- Synonym: (Austria) Buschen
- Ich kaufte meiner Freundin einen Strauß Blumen.
- I bought my girlfriend a bunch of flowers.
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Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).
Noun edit
Strauß m (strong or weak, genitive Straußes or (dated) Straußen, plural Strauße or (dated) Straußen)
- ostrich
- Synonym: (dated) Vogel Strauß
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Strauß | die | Strauße, Straußen1 |
genitive | eines | des | Straußes, Straußen1 | der | Strauße, Straußen1 |
dative | einem | dem | Strauß, Strauße2, Straußen1 | den | Straußen |
accusative | einen | den | Strauß, Straußen1 | die | Strauße, Straußen1 |
1Dated.
2Now rare, see notes.
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Etymology 3 edit
Compare dialectal English strout (“strut”).
Noun edit
Strauß m (strong, genitive Straußes, plural Sträuße)
- (dated, literary) contention, fight
- Synonym: Streit
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Etymology 4 edit
From Middle High German strūz (“shrub, tuft”).
Proper noun edit
Strauß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strauß' or (with an article) Strauß, feminine genitive Strauß, plural Strauß or Straußens)
- a surname
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singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Strauß | (eine) | (die) | Strauß | (die) | Strauß, Straußens |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Strauß', Strauß1 | (einer) | (der) | Strauß | (der) | Strauß, Straußens |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Strauß | (einer) | (der) | Strauß | (den) | Strauß, Straußens |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Strauß | (eine) | (die) | Strauß | (die) | Strauß, Straußens |
1With an article.
Further reading edit
- “Strauß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache