Streit
See also: streit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Streit m (strong, genitive Streites or Streits, plural Streite or Streits)
- quarrel, dispute, fight, argument
- Streit um des Kaisers Bart ― Quarrel about something unimportant (literally, “Dispute over the Kaiser's beard”)
- (archaic outside of compounds) fight, battle
- Streitaxt ― battle axe
- Sie rüsteten sich zum Streit(e). ― They prepared for battle.
Usage notes edit
- Neither of the existing plural forms is very frequent. In formal German, Streitigkeiten is normally used instead. Streite is listed in some dictionaries but is quite uncommon. Streits is a recent innovation (possibly on the model of Streiks) which has become fairly common in colloquial German but is likely to be considered incorrect in formal style.
Declension edit
Declension of Streit [masculine, strong]