Strahl
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German strāle f (rarely m), from Old High German strāla f, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu (“arrow”). Compare Dutch straal, English streal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Strahl m (mixed, genitive Strahles or Strahls, plural Strahlen)
- beam, ray (e.g. of light)
- jet (e.g. of water or ink)
- frog (part of a horse's hoof)
- (geometry) ray, half-line
- Synonym: Halbgerade
- (obsolete, until 18th c.) arrow
Declension edit
Declension of Strahl [masculine, mixed]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Strahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Strahl” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Strahl” in Duden online
- “Strahl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon