Strähne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strene, from Old High German streno, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“strip, line, streak, ray, stripe”). Cognate with Dutch streen (“string, strand”), and probably to English strand.

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

  1. strand (of hair)

Declension
Declension of Strähne
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

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