Strohdach

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German

Etymology

Stroh (straw) +‎ Dach (roof)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʀoːˌdaχ/
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  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧dach

Noun

Strohdach n (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.

Declension

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