Strohdach

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German

Etymology

Stroh (“straw”) +‎ Dach (“roof”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁoːˌdaχ/
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  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧dach
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

Strohdach n (strong, 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 rare, see notes.

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