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German
Etymology
From Middle High German strëne, from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“strip, line, streak”).
Cognate with Dutch streen and probably English strand. The spelling -ä- indicates the Middle High German low/open -ë- (as sporadically in other words, e.g. Bär).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛːnə/, ,
- Hyphenation: Sträh‧ne
Noun
Strähne f (genitive Strähne, plural Strähnen, diminutive Strähnchen n)
- strand (of hair)
- (fairly rare) streak (of a liquid), bundle of rays (of light)
- (figurative) streak (uninterrupted series of events)
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Further reading
- “Strähne” in Duden online
- “Strähne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache