Strohwitwe

German

Etymology

From Stroh +‎ Witwe. First attested in the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁoːvɪtvə/
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  • Hyphenation: Stroh‧wit‧we

Noun

Strohwitwe f (genitive Strohwitwe, plural Strohwitwen, masculine Strohwitwer)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) grass widow (married woman whose spouse is away)
    Synonym: grüne Witwe
    • 1839, Karl Leberecht Immermann, Münchhausen, volume 4, Düsseldorf: Schaub, page 289:
      Himmlisch kannst du sprechen, Herzkind, und einer jungen Strohwitwe, die noch dazu das Unglück hat, selbst in ihren Landläufer von Gemahl verliebt zu sein, den Kopf schon verdrehen; aber kennst du die Welt, das taube, hartmäulige Tier?
      You can talk heavenly, sweet boy, and you can mess with the head of a young grass widow who is unfortunate enough to even love her vagabond of a husband; but do you know the world, the deaf, stubborn beast?

Declension

Declension of Strohwitwe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Strohwitwe die Strohwitwen
genitive einer der Strohwitwe der Strohwitwen
dative einer der Strohwitwe den Strohwitwen
accusative eine die Strohwitwe die Strohwitwen

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