Strich

See also: strich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁɪç/
  • Rhymes: -ɪç
  • (file)

Noun

Strich m (strong, genitive Striches or Strichs, plural Striche, diminutive Strichlein n or Strichelchen n)

  1. stroke
  2. line
    unter dem Strich / unterm Strichat the end of the day
  3. the direction to which hairs, or similar things, are inclined
    Katzen muss man mit dem Strich streicheln.
    Cats must be stroked with the fur.
  4. (informal) streetwalkers' district
  5. (informal) prostitution (chiefly as a milieu)
    Straßenstrichstreet prostitution
  6. (mathematics) prime (derivation symbol)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: штрих (štrix)

Further reading

  • Strich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Strich” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtriç/

Noun

Strich m (plural Strich, diminutive Strichelche)

  1. stroke
  2. line

Further reading

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