strieken

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German strîken, from Old Saxon strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-. Cognate with German streichen, Dutch strijken, English strike, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Verb

strieken (third-person singular simple present strickt, past tense streek, past participle streken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to stroke
2. (transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
3. (transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
4. (transitive) to paint
5. (transitive) to strike, protest

Conjugation

Conjugation of strieken (class 1 strong verb)

infinitive	strieken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	striek	streek
2nd person singular	stricks(t)	streeks(t)
3rd person singular	strick(t)	streek
plural	striekt, strieken	streken
imperative	present	—
singular	striek
plural	striekt
participle	present	past
	strieken	(e)streken, gestreken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• anstrieken
• överstrieken
• verstrieken

Related terms

• Streek