Strahl

Alternative forms

• Stral (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German strāle f (rarely m), from Old High German strāla f, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu (“arrow”). Compare Dutch straal, English streal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʁaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Strahl m (mixed, genitive Strahles or Strahls, plural Strahlen)

1. beam, ray (e.g. of light)
2. jet (e.g. of water or ink)
3. frog (part of a horse's hoof)
4. (geometry) ray, half-line

   Synonym: Halbgerade

5. (obsolete, until 18th c.) arrow

Further reading

• “Strahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Strahl” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Strahl” in Duden online
• “Strahl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon