Struwe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Low German Struwe, from Middle Low German strûve (“flat pastry”), from the adjective Proto-Germanic *strūbaz (“stiff, shaggy”). Doublet of southern Straube (“kind of fritter, doughnut”). Further cognate with Dutch struif (“pancake, omelette”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁuːvə/

Noun

Struwe f (genitive Struwe, plural Struwen, diminutive Strüwchen n)

  1. (cooking) a northwestern German, especially Westphalian, kind of yeast-based pancake, comparable to a crumpet, traditionally eaten on Fridays, now especially on Good Friday
    An Karfreitag macht meine Oma immer Biersuppe mit Struwen.
    On Good Friday, my Grandma always makes beer soup with yeast pancakes.

Declension

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