Strang

See also: strang, strâng, and sträng

English

Proper noun

Strang (countable and uncountable, plural Strangs)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.
3. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States.
4. A settlement in Braddan parish, near Douglas, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3678).

Derived terms

• Strangite

Anagrams

• Grants, grants

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strank, stranc, strange, from Old High German stranc, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-; related to Middle High German strange f, from Old High German stranga (“strand”). Cognate with Low German Strenge, Dutch streng, English string, Danish streng, Latin stringere, Swedish sträng.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Strang m (strong, genitive Stranges or Strangs, plural Stränge)

1. thread
2. cord

Declension

Declension of Strang [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Strang	die	Stränge
genitive	eines	des	Stranges, Strangs	der	Stränge
dative	einem	dem	Strang, Strange1	den	Strängen
accusative	einen	den	Strang	die	Stränge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• über die Stränge schlagen
• an einem Strang ziehen
• Schienenstrang

Descendants

• → Old Slovak: štrang, štránok
  • Pannonian Rusyn: штранґ (štrang)

Further reading

• “Strang” in Duden online
• “Strang”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Strang”, in Cambridge German–English Dictionary‎^[2]
• “Strang” in Collins German–English Dictionary