Masculine

Estrich

Meaning

  1. (Austria, Germany, masculine, strong) screed, floor made of cement or plaster (as an intermediate layer below the flooring, or for immediate use)
  2. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) attic
  3. (masculine, obsolete, strong) stone floor

Concepts

stone floor

dirt floor

floor coating

floor screed

floor fill

floor finish

Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

schötti

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

obartììlì

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛstʁɪç/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German esterich, estrich, from Old High German estrih, asterih, from Late Latin astracum, astricum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”).

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