Strauß

See also: strauss and Strauss

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaʊ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German, related to Icelandic strútur, Old Norse strútr.

Noun

Strauß m (strong, genitive Straußes, plural Sträuße, diminutive Sträußchen n)

  1. bunch (of flowers), bouquet
    Synonym: (Austria) Buschen
    Ich kaufte meiner Freundin einen Strauß Blumen.
    I bought my girlfriend a bunch of flowers.
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
  • Straußgras
  • Straußwirtschaft

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

Strauß m (strong or weak, genitive Straußes or (dated) Straußen, plural Strauße or (dated) Straußen)

  1. ostrich
    Synonym: (dated) Vogel Strauß
Declension
Derived terms
  • Rienstrauß
  • Straußenei
  • Straußenfarm
  • Straußenfarn
  • Straußenfeder
  • Straußenküken
  • Vogel Strauß
  • Vogel-Strauß-Politik

Etymology 3

Compare dialectal English strout (strut).

Noun

Strauß m (strong, genitive Straußes, plural Sträuße)

  1. (dated, literary) contention, fight
    Synonym: Streit
Declension

Etymology 4

From Middle High German strūz (shrub, tuft).

Proper noun

Strauß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strauß' or (with an article) Strauß, feminine genitive Strauß, plural Strauß or Straußens)

  1. a surname
Declension

Further reading

  • Strauß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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