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Strähne
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German
Etymology
From de gmh strëne, from de goh strëno, from de gmw-pro *strenō, from de gem-pro *strinô strip, strand, from de ine-pro *ster- strip, line, streak.
Cognate with nl streen and probably en strand. The spelling -ä- indicates the Middle High German low/open -ë- (as sporadically in other words, e.g. de Bär).
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtrɛːnə/ [ˈʃtʁɛː.nə] [ˈʃtʁeː.nə]
de De-Strähne.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Sträh ne
Noun
f chen
strand (of hair)
de Sie blies sich eine Strähne ihres schwarzen Haares aus der Stirn. She blew a strand of her black hair from her forehead.
de fairly _ rare streak (of a liquid), bundle of rays (of light)
de figurative streak uninterrupted series of events
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Farbsträhne Glückssträhne Haarsträhne Lichsträhne Pechsträhne Siegessträhne strähnen strähnig
Descendants
1 sh štrena штрена
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