strá
See also: strå, -stra, stra-, stră-, and stra
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strauː/
- Rhymes: -auː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse strá, from Proto-Germanic *strawą.
Noun
strá n (genitive singular strás, nominative plural strá)
- straw
Declension
declension of strá
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | strá | stráið | strá | stráin |
| accusative | strá | stráið | strá | stráin |
| dative | strái | stráinu | stráum | stráunum |
| genitive | strás | strásins | stráa | stráanna |
Derived terms
- hálmstrá
Etymology 2
From Old Norse strá (originally *streyja, but remodeled on the past stem; compare Faroese stroya and stroyggja, Swedish strö, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną.
Verb
strá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stráði, supine stráð)
- to strew
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.