Strass

See also: strass and Straß

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Stross, Schtraass, Schtrooss

Etymology

From Middle High German strāȥe, from Old High German strāȥa, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), from Latin (via) strata. Cognate with German Straße.

Noun

Strass f (plural Strasse)

1. street
2. road

Further reading

• “Strass”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2026

German

Alternative forms

• Straß (old orthography)

Etymology

After its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʁas/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -as

Noun

Strass m (strong, genitive Strasses or Strass, plural Strasse)

1. rhinestone, paste (lead crystal used as gemstone)

Declension

Declension of Strass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Strass	die	Strasse
genitive	eines	des	Strasses, Strass	der	Strasse
dative	einem	dem	Strass	den	Strassen
accusative	einen	den	Strass	die	Strasse

Further reading

• “Strass” in Duden online
• “Strass”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)