die Straße
noun · /ˈʃtʁaːsə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German strāȥe, from Old High German strāȥa, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), from Latin (via) strata. The sense “strait” is a calque of Middle Low German strâte, itself a phono-semantic matching of Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (“narrow”), from unrelated Latin strictus.
Translation
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street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
feminine
Das Kind überquerte die Straße.
The child crossed the street.
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf.
This road goes to Kirchdorf.
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt.
The street is closed for traffic.
- carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) feminine
- public, any area accessible to anyone feminine, figuratively
- general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group feminine, figuratively
- the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these feminine
- strait (channel of water) feminine
- straight feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Straße | Straßen |
| Accusative | Straße | Straßen |
| Dative | Straße | Straßen |
| Genitive | Straße | Straßen |