streifen

See also: Streifen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German streifen, from Old High German *streifen (in abastreifen > modern abstreifen), from Proto-Germanic *straipijaną, *stripōną (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]

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• Hyphenation: strei‧fen

Verb

1. to brush, to range
2. to swipe something

Conjugation

As indicated in the table below, the verb is originally a weak verb and is exclusively weak in the standard language. However, in colloquial German the irregular past participle gestriffen may be heard. Template:de-conj-weak

Further reading

• “streifen” in Duden online