Gesträuch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gestriuche. By surface analysis, ge- +‎ Strauch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtʁɔʏ̯ç/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ç

Noun

Gesträuch n (strong, genitive Gesträuchs or Gesträuches, plural (both rare) Gesträuche or Gesträucher)

  1. (collective) shrubbery (cluster of shrubs, usually wild-growing)
    Synonyms: Strauchwerk, Buschwerk, Gebüsch
    • 2010, Andreas Völkl, “Der Wassermann”, in Rekreatur, performed by Equilibrium:
      Inmitten grün’ und klaren, seichten Wogen, / Unter wiegend’ Seegras, im Gesträuch tief verborgen, / Wo lehmig’ Kies zum Grund des Sees niedergeht, / Des im Wasser Herrschend’ Reich besteht.
      Amidst green and clear, shallow waves, / Under swaying seaweed, deeply hidden in the shrubbery, / Where loamy gravel sinks down to the ground of the lake, / There is the realm of him who rules in the water.

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