Strick
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikk, possibly related to *strang (“severe, strict, strong”), but the appearance of the -kk- would be unexplained. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, shear”), similar to Latin stringo (“I draw tight”). Cognate with Dutch strik and Hunsrik Strick.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStrick m (strong, genitive Strickes or Stricks, plural Stricke, diminutive Strickchen n)
- fairly short rope or cord, usually for binding something
- (especially) the rope used in hanging someone (often for English noose, but referring to the rope, not the loop, which is Schlinge)
- Synonym: Galgenstrick
Declension
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Strick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Strick (Schlinge, Schnur, Kerl)” in Duden online
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikk, possibly related to *strang (“severe, strict, strong”), but the disappearance of the -n- and appearance of the -kk- would be unexplained. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, shear”), similar to Latin stringo (“I draw tight”). Cognate with Dutch strik and German Strick.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStrick m (plural Strick)
Further reading
edit- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɪk
- Rhymes:German/ɪk/1 syllable
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik 1-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
- Hunsrik masculine nouns