See also: Strecken and strécken

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛkən/, [ˈʃtʁɛ.kŋ̍], [ˈʃtʁɛ.kən]
  • (file)

Verb edit

strecken (weak, third-person singular present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
    Synonyms: dehnen, räkeln
  2. (transitive) to stretch (a specific body part)
    Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder.
    She stretched her tired limbs.
  3. (transitive) to extend (a body part)
    Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen.
    She craned her neck to see over the fence.
  4. (transitive) to elongate, lengthen
  5. (transitive) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
    Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen.
    If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
    Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser.
    He diluted the wine with water.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • strecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • strecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • strecken” in Duden online
  • strecken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.

Verb edit

strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to stretch
Conjugation edit
Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (to rub, stroke).

Verb edit

strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to iron (clothes)
Conjugation edit
Regular
infinitive strecken
participle gestreckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular strecken
2nd singular strecks streck
3rd singular streckt
1st plural strecken
2nd plural streckt streckt
3rd plural strecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *strecken.

Verb edit

strecken

  1. to stretch, to stretch out
  2. to spread
  3. to stretch out (of land)
  4. to reach
  5. to suffice
  6. to last (a certain time)

Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: strekken
  • Limburgish: strèkke

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Noun edit

strecken

  1. definite plural of streck