Strohhalm

German

Etymology

From Stroh (“straw”) +‎ Halm (“stalk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁoː.halm/

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• Hyphenation: Stroh‧halm

Noun

Strohhalm m (strong, genitive Strohhalmes or Strohhalms, plural Strohhalme or (rare, chiefly informal) Strohhälme, diminutive Strohhälmchen n)

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

   Synonym: Trinkhalm

Declension

Declension of Strohhalm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Strohhalm	die	Strohhalme, Strohhälme2
genitive	eines	des	Strohhalmes, Strohhalms	der	Strohhalme, Strohhälme2
dative	einem	dem	Strohhalm, Strohhalme1	den	Strohhalmen, Strohhälmen2
accusative	einen	den	Strohhalm	die	Strohhalme, Strohhälme2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Rare, chiefly informal.

Further reading

• “Strohhalm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Strohhalm” in Duden online
• “Strohhalm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.