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Czech
Etymology
From strach (“fear”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Strach m anim (female equivalent Strachová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Strach (velar masculine animate)
Further reading
- “Strach”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Doublet of Stréch (“stroke”), which see. Strach is the regular Luxembourgish form, while Stréch is expected in the plural (see the notes at Stach). Other nouns of this class also show a tendency to generalize the higher vowel (e.g. Schratt, Stach, Strack). This has several reasons including the influence of adjacent dialects and Standard German. In the case of Strach/Stréch, there was a semantic split and the native form was restricted to a rural context.
Pronunciation
Noun
Strach m (plural Strachen)
- a milking, a round of milking an animal, the amount of milk so obtained
Eng gutt Mëllechkou gëtt hautesdaags op d’mannst 15 Liter pro Strach.- A good dairy cow gives at least 15 litres per milking these days.
- (now only in placenames) stretch, swath of land
Polish
Etymology
From strach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrax/
- Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: Strach
Proper noun
Strach m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Strach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Strach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022