Strähne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strëne, from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“strip, line, streak”).

Cognate with Dutch streen and probably English strand. The spelling -ä- indicates the Middle High German low/open -ë- (as sporadically in other words, e.g. Bär).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛːnə/, [ˈʃtʁɛː.nə], [ˈʃtʁeː.nə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sträh‧ne

Noun

Strähne f (genitive Strähne, plural Strähnen, diminutive Strähnchen n)

  1. strand (of hair)
  2. (fairly rare) streak (of a liquid), bundle of rays (of light)
  3. (figurative) streak (uninterrupted series of events)

Declension
Declension of Strähne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Strähne die Strähnen
genitive einer der Strähne der Strähnen
dative einer der Strähne den Strähnen
accusative eine die Strähne die Strähnen

Derived terms
  • Farbsträhne
  • Glückssträhne
  • Haarsträhne
  • Lichsträhne
  • Pechsträhne
  • Siegessträhne
  • strähnen
  • strähnig

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian: štrena, штрена

Further reading
  • “Strähne” in Duden online
  • “Strähne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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