Trinkhalm

German

Etymology

From trinken (“to drink”) +‎ Halm (“stalk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʁɪŋkˌhalm]

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• Hyphenation: Trink‧halm

Noun

Trinkhalm m (strong, genitive Trinkhalmes or Trinkhalms, plural Trinkhalme, diminutive Trinkhälmchen n)

1. drinking straw

   Synonyms: Getränkehalm, Trinkrohr, Plastiktrinkhalm, Plastikstrohhalm, (colloquial) Strohhalm

Declension

Declension of Trinkhalm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trinkhalm	die	Trinkhalme, Trinkhälme2
genitive	eines	des	Trinkhalmes, Trinkhalms	der	Trinkhalme, Trinkhälme2
dative	einem	dem	Trinkhalm, Trinkhalme1	den	Trinkhalmen, Trinkhälmen2
accusative	einen	den	Trinkhalm	die	Trinkhalme, Trinkhälme2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Rare, chiefly informal.

Further reading

• “Trinkhalm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Trinkhalm” in Duden online