Is it der, die or das Strohhalm? – der Strohhalm (drinking straw), plural die Strohhalme

Why is it der Strohhalm?

Strohhalm is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Halm. So it’s der Strohhalm.

Sense 1

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Meaning

[1] hackneyed stalk of corn

[1] abgedroschener Getreidehalm

[2] colloquially: tubes for drinking

[2] umgangssprachlich: Röhrchen zum Trinken

Examples

[1] These Christmas decorations are made from straws.
[1] Dieser Weihnachtsschmuck ist aus Strohhalmen gebastelt.

[1] "No straw and no speck of dust may spoil your fur." [1]
[1] „Kein Strohhalm und kein Staubkorn darf ihr Fell verunzieren.“[1]

More source examples (4)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Soon he was rolling on his back, whimpering with joy, sometimes he was warming himself in the sun with a thoughtful and expressive expression, sometimes he was romping around with a shaving or a straw." [2]
[1] „Bald wälzte er sich, vor Freude winselnd, auf dem Rücken, bald wärmte er sich mit nachdenklicher und vielsagender Miene in der Sonne, bald tollte er mit einem Spänchen oder Strohhalm umher.“[2]

[2] Iced coffee is drunk with a straw
[2] Eiskaffee trinkt man mit dem Strohhalm.

[2] "Lisa's mother reaches for her cocktail and drinks from the straw." [3]
[2] „Lisas Mutter greift nach ihrem Cocktail und trinkt aus dem Strohhalm.“[3]

[2] “Thomas lit a cigarette and sucked on the straw” [4]
[2] „Thomas zündete sich eine Zigarette an und saugte am Strohhalm.“[4]

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Strohhalm	die Strohhalme
Genitiv	des Strohhalmes des Strohhalms	der Strohhalme
Dativ	dem Strohhalm dem Strohhalme	den Strohhalmen
Akkusativ	den Strohhalm	die Strohhalme

Pronunciation

In context

Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary