strå
See also: straa, strá, -stra, stra-, stră-, and stra
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse strá (“straw”). Compare Old English strēaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɔː/, [sd̥ʁɔːˀ]
Noun
strå n (singular definite strået, plural indefinite strå)
- straw
Inflection
Declension of strå
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | strå | strået | strå | stråene |
| genitive | strås | stråets | strås | stråenes |
References
- “strå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse strá. Akin to English straw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stroː/
Noun
strå n (definite singular strået, indefinite plural strå, definite plural stråa)
- a straw, (a stalk of a cereal plant)
References
- “strå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stra, from Old Norse strá, from Proto-Germanic *strawą. Related to English straw.
Noun
strå n
- straw
Declension
| Declension of strå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strå | strået | strån | stråna |
| Genitive | strås | stråets | stråns | strånas |
| Declension of strå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strå | stråt | strån | stråna |
| Genitive | strås | stråts | stråns | strånas |
Derived terms
- grässtrå
- halmstrå
See also
- halm