Strohhalm

German

Etymology

Stroh (straw) + Halm (stalk)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁoː.halm/
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  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧halm

Noun

Strohhalm m (genitive Strohhalms or Strohhalmes, plural Strohhalme, diminutive Strohhälmchen n)

  1. straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant)
  2. drinking straw

Declension

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