Strohdach
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Stroh (“straw”) + Dach (“roof”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Strohdach n (strong, genitive Strohdaches or Strohdachs, plural Strohdächer)
- thatched roof
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 551:
- Vor ihnen lag das Dorf mit seinen Strohdächern und dem niedrigen, stumpfen Kirchturm.
- In front of them was the village with its thatched roofs and the small, flat church steeple.
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 551:
Declension
[edit]Declension of Strohdach [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Strohdach | die | Strohdächer |
| genitive | eines | des | Strohdaches, Strohdachs | der | Strohdächer |
| dative | einem | dem | Strohdach, Strohdache1 | den | Strohdächern |
| accusative | ein | das | Strohdach | die | Strohdächer |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
[edit]Terms related to Strohdach
Further reading
[edit]- “Strohdach” in Duden online