struz

See also: Struz, struż, and strúz

Old High German

Alternative forms

• *strūzo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian struzzo, or Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

strūz m

1. ostrich

Declension

Declension of strūz (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	strūz	strūza
accusative	strūz	strūza
genitive	strūzes	strūzo
dative	strūze	strūzum
instrumental	strūzu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: strūze, strūz, strouz
  • German: Strauß
  • Hunsrik: Straus
  • Luxembourgish: Strauss
  • Yiddish: שטרויס (shtroys)
  • → Czech: pštros
  • → Slovak: pštros

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014