strek

See also: štrek and Stręk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch strekken, from Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch *strecken, from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɛk/

Verb

strek (present strek, present participle strekkende, past participle gestrek)

1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend
2. (intransitive) to take up an area, to extend

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

strek

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of strekken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of strekken

Anagrams

• kerst, sterk

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse strik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /streːk/

Noun

strek m (definite singular streken, indefinite plural streker, definite plural strekene)

1. a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)

   En bindestrek er en veldig kort strek.

   A hyphen is a very short line.

2. (most often in compound words) a mischief

   En revestrek.

   A fox's mischief.

Derived terms

• bindestrek

References

• “strek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse strik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /streːk/

Noun

strek m (definite singular streken, indefinite plural strekar, definite plural strekane)
strek n (definite singular streket, indefinite plural strek, definite plural streka)

1. a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)

   Ein bindestrek er ein veldig kort strek.

   A hyphen is a very short line.

Derived terms

• bindestrek

References

• “strek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From .

Noun

1. clothesline
2. penstroke
3. mischief