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Strauß.

bunch (of flowers), bouquet

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtʁaʊ̯s/

  1. bunch (of flowers), bouquet

    masculine · strong
    Ich kaufte meiner Freundin einen Strauß Blumen.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German, related to strotzen (“to teem with”), Icelandic strútur, Old Norse strútr.

noun/ʃtʁaʊ̯s/

  1. contention, fight

    dated · literary · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Compare dialectal English strout (“strut”).

name/ʃtʁaʊ̯s/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German strūȥ (“shrub, tuft”).

noun/ʃtʁaʊ̯s/

  1. ostrich

    masculine · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German strūȥ, strūȥe, from Old High German strūȥ, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

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