Strudel

See also: strudel and ștrudel

German

Etymology

From strudeln, from Middle High German strëden, from Old High German strëdan (“to burn, glow, hiss, whiz”), from Proto-Germanic *streþaną (“to burn, seethe, whirl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to stream, flow, run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁuːdl̩/, /ˈʃtʁuːdəl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Strudel m (strong, genitive Strudels, plural Strudel)

1. swirl, maelstrom, vortex
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 47/2010, archived from the original on 9 March 2026, page 124:

     Karatschi, das pulsierende Herz Pakistans, versinkt in einem Strudel von Gewalt.

     Karachi, the pulsating heart of Pakistan, is descending into a maelstrom of violence.

2. whirlpool
3. strudel (a pastry made from multiple, thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit etc.)

Declension

Declension of Strudel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Strudel	die	Strudel
genitive	eines	des	Strudels	der	Strudel
dative	einem	dem	Strudel	den	Strudeln
accusative	einen	den	Strudel	die	Strudel

Derived terms

• Apfelstrudel
• Topfenstrudel

Further reading

• “Strudel” in Duden online
• “Strudel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)