שטרויס

Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn). Compare German Strauß, Luxembourgish Strauss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtrɔɪ̯s/

Noun

שטרויס • (shtroys) m, plural שטרויסן (shtroysn)

1. ostrich

   Synonyms: שטרויספֿויגל (shtroysfoygl), בת־היענה (basyayne)

Usage notes

• Unlike the German and Luxembourgish cognate, does not bear the sense of "bouquet" (except possibly in Daytshmerish usages); largely displaced by בוקעט (buket) in that regard.

Derived terms

• שטרויספֿעדער (shtroysfeder, “ostrich fern”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטרויס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שטרויס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ostrich”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN