Stroh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stroh.

Proper noun

Stroh (countable and uncountable, plural Strohs)

  1. A surname from German.
  2. An unincorporated community in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stroh is the 7012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4777 individuals. Stroh is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strō, from Old High German strō. Cognate with Old Norse strá, Old English streaw, Dutch stroo, English straw.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Stroh n (strong, genitive Strohes or Strohs, no plural)

  1. straw

Declension
Declension of Stroh [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Stroh
genitive eines des Strohes, Strohs
dative einem dem Stroh, Strohe1
accusative ein das Stroh

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

Stroh m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strohs or (with an article) Stroh, feminine genitive Stroh, plural Strohs)

  1. a surname, Stroh

Descendants
  • English: Stroh

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Stroh”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Stroh” in Duden online
  • “Stroh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtroː/

Noun

Stroh n

  1. straw

Further reading
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