stric

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• stricu

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin extricō; cf. Romanian strica, stric.

Verb

stric first-singular present indicative (past participle stricatã)

1. to break

Synonyms

• aspargu, tãlãescu

Related terms

• stricari / stricare
• stricat

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strikki, from Proto-Germanic *strikkiz.

Noun

stric m

1. tie, knot
2. snare, trap

Inflection

Declension of stric (masculine i-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	stric	stricki
accusative	stric	stricki
genitive	strickis	stricco
dative	stricki	strickin, striccon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: stric
  • Dutch: strik

References

• “strik”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strik/

Noun

stric m

1. Meaning unclear; potentially plague

References

• Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stric”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [strik]

Verb

stric

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of strica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strîːt͡s/

Noun

strȋc m (Cyrillic spelling стри̑ц)

1. paternal uncle (father's brother)

Declension

Declension of stric

	singular	plural
nominative	strȋc	stríčevi
genitive	stríca	stríčēvā
dative	strícu	stríčevima
accusative	stríca	stríčeve
vocative	strȋče	stríčevi
locative	strícu	stríčevima
instrumental	strícem	stríčevima

See also

• ujak
• čiča
• dundo
• daidža
• amidža

Further reading

• “stric”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strìːt͡s/

Noun

stríc m anim

1. uncle

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	stríc
gen. sing.	stríca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	stríc	stríca	stríci
genitive (rodȋlnik)	stríca	strícev	strícev
dative (dajȃlnik)	strícu	strícema	strícem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	stríca	stríca	stríce
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	strícu	strícih	strícih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	strícem	strícema	stríci

Further reading

• “stric”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “stric”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references