Stråßn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Strass

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥rɔːsn̩/
• Hyphenation: Stråßn

Etymology 1

From Middle High German strāze, from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), from Latin (via) strāta.

Noun

Stråßn f (plural Stråßn, diminutive Straßerl)

1. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
2. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
3. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these

Etymology 2

Calque of Middle Low German strâte, itself a phono-semantic matching of Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (“narrow”), from Latin strictus.

Noun

Stråßn f (plural Stråßn)

1. strait

Etymology 3

Possibly a phono-semantic matching of English straight.

Noun

Stråßn f (plural Stråßn)

1. (card games, dice games) straight