Strohwitwe
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German
Etymology
From Stroh + Witwe. First attested in the early 18th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
Strohwitwe f (genitive Strohwitwe, plural Strohwitwen, masculine Strohwitwer)
- (colloquial, humorous) grass widow (married woman whose spouse is away)
- Synonym: grüne Witwe
- 1839, Karl Leberecht Immermann, Münchhausen, volume 4, Düsseldorf: Schaub, page 289:
- Himmlisch kannst du sprechen, Herzkind, und einer jungen Strohwitwe, die noch dazu das Unglück hat, selbst in ihren Landläufer von Gemahl verliebt zu sein, den Kopf schon verdrehen; aber kennst du die Welt, das taube, hartmäulige Tier?
- You can talk heavenly, sweet boy, and you can mess with the head of a young grass widow who is unfortunate enough to even love her vagabond of a husband; but do you know the world, the deaf, stubborn beast?
Declension
Declension of Strohwitwe
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Strohwitwe | die | Strohwitwen |
| genitive | einer | der | Strohwitwe | der | Strohwitwen |
| dative | einer | der | Strohwitwe | den | Strohwitwen |
| accusative | eine | die | Strohwitwe | die | Strohwitwen |
Further reading
- “Strohwitwe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Strohwitwe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Strohwitwe” in Duden online