Strohdach

German

Etymology

Stroh (“straw”) +‎ Dach (“roof”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʀoːˌdaχ/
  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧dach

Noun

Strohdach n (genitive Strohdaches or Strohdachs, plural Strohdächer)

  1. 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.

Declension
Declension of Strohdach
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 uncommon, see notes
Terms related to Strohdach

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.