Strich

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. stroke
  2. line
    unter dem Strich / unterm Strichat 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)
    Straßenstrichstreet prostitution
  6. (mathematics) prime (derivation symbol)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Russian: штрих (štrix)

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Strich m (plural Strich, diminutive Strichelche)

  1. stroke
  2. line

Further reading

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