Masculine

Strunk

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) the thick, woody stalk found in some plants, especially cabbages
  2. (masculine, regional, strong) tree trunk

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stogg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stoorze

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stotze

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Etymology

In summary

A Central and Low German word from northern Middle High German strunc and Middle Low German strunk, ultimately from the root of starren (“to be stiff”). Cognate with Dutch stronk.

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