Stroh
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Stroh.
Proper noun
Stroh (countable and uncountable, plural Strohs)
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stroh is the 7012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4777 individuals. Stroh is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stroh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Horst, Short, Stohr, horst, hotrs, short, thors, trosh
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German strō. Cognate with Old Norse strá, Old English streaw, Dutch stroo, English straw.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtʁoː/
- Rhymes: -oː
Audio (file)
Noun
Stroh n (strong, genitive Strohes or Strohs, no plural)
- straw
Declension
Declension of Stroh [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Stroh |
| genitive | eines | des | Strohes, Strohs |
| dative | einem | dem | Stroh, Strohe1 |
| accusative | ein | das | Stroh |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Strohblume
- Strohdach
- strohdumm
- Strohfeuer
- Strohhalm
- Strohhut
- Strohmann
Proper noun
Stroh m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strohs or (with an article) Stroh, feminine genitive Stroh, plural Strohs)
- a surname, Stroh
Descendants
- English: Stroh
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Stroh”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Stroh” in Duden online
- “Stroh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtroː/
Noun
Stroh n
- straw
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary