Strohsack

German

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Etymology

From Stroh +‎ Sack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʁoːˌzak/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Stroh‧sack
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Strohsack m (strong, genitive Strohsackes or Strohsacks, plural Strohsäcke)

1. sack of straw (also to sleep on)

Declension

Declension of Strohsack [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Strohsack	die	Strohsäcke
genitive	eines	des	Strohsackes, Strohsacks	der	Strohsäcke
dative	einem	dem	Strohsack, Strohsacke1	den	Strohsäcken
accusative	einen	den	Strohsack	die	Strohsäcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• heiliger Strohsack

Further reading

• “Strohsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Strohsack” in Duden online
• “Strohsack” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon