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Strich

See also: strich

German edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁɪç/
  • Rhymes: -ɪç
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

Strich m (strong, genitive Striches or Strichs, plural Striche, diminutive Strichlein n or Strichelchen n)

  1. stroke
  2. line
    unter dem Strich / unterm Strich ― at the end of the day
  3. the direction to which hairs, or similar things, are inclined
    Katzen muss man mit dem Strich streicheln.
    Cats must be stroked with the fur.
  4. (informal) streetwalkers' district
  5. (informal) prostitution (chiefly as a milieu)
    Straßenstrich ― street prostitution
  6. (mathematics) prime (derivation symbol)

Declension edit

Declension of Strich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Strich die Striche
genitive eines des Striches, Strichs der Striche
dative einem dem Strich, Striche1 den Strichen
accusative einen den Strich die Striche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms edit

Strich

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Russian: штрих (štrix)

Further reading edit

  • “Strich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Strich” in Duden online

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Strich m (plural Strich, diminutive Strichelche)

  1. stroke
  2. line

Further reading edit

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