Hormusstraße
/ˈhɔʁmʊsʃtʁaːsə/
DE
Hormus Street
I live on Hormusstraße in downtown Munich.
Ich wohne in der Hormusstraße in der Münchner Innenstadt.
Etymology
This German compound noun combines "Hormus" (likely a proper name, often referencing the Hormuz Strait or a local family name) and "Straße", the standard German word for street. It refers to a street named after Hormus or a related figure/place.
Memory Aid
Break it into Hormus + Straße: remember Straße sounds like "shtrah-suh" and means street, so Hormusstraße is Hormus' street.
Collocations
altengkleine
Synonyms
Hormus LaneHormus Road
Related Words
StraßeAlleeWeg
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