Streich

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German streich, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *straikaz (“stroke”). Cognate with English stroke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʀaɪ̯ç/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç

Noun

Streich m (genitive Streichs or Streiches, plural Streiche)

1. practical joke, prank
2. stroke (act of striking with a cutting weapon)

Derived terms

• (prank): Dumme-Jungen-Streich, einen Streich spielen
• (stroke): auf einen Streich, Staatsstreich, Streichquartett

Further reading

• “Streich” in Duden online