Feminine
streep
Meaning
- (feminine) stripe
- (feminine) a short stroke (e.g. of the pen)
- (feminine) hyphen
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/streːp/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch strepe, from Middle Low German strepe, from Proto-Germanic *stripō(n) or *straipō(n), of uncertain ultimate origin, perhaps derived from a lost strong verb *strīpaną, with no clear cognates outside of Germanic except for Irish sríab (“line, stripe”).
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