Masculine
Streich
- (masculine, strong) stroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon)
- (figuratively, masculine, strong) feat, coup (quick and decisive act)
- (masculine, strong) practical joke, prank
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German streich, from Old High German *streih, from Proto-West Germanic *straik (“stroke”). Compare Dutch streek, English stroke. In Middle High German the form strīch also occurs, which is either an adaptation to, or a new derivation from, the underlying verb streichen. In Modern Standard German both forms would have merged, but most dialects continue West Germanic ai.
gelungener Streich
närrischer Einfall
Schelmenstreich
Unsittlichkeit
Schelmenstück
dummer Streich
Bubenstreich
schlecht bekommen
Schnippchen
coup
travesura
colpo
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