Strohdach

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German

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Etymology

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Stroh (straw) +‎ Dach (roof)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁoːˌdaχ/
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  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧dach
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

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Strohdach n (strong, genitive Strohdaches or Strohdachs, plural Strohdächer)

  1. thatched roof
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 551:
      Vor ihnen lag das Dorf mit seinen Strohdächern und dem niedrigen, stumpfen Kirchturm.
      In front of them was the village with its thatched roofs and the small, flat church steeple.

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Further reading

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