Abstrich

German

Etymology

Deverbal from abstreichen. Cognate with Luxembourgish Ofstréch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌʃtʁɪç/
• Hyphenation: Ab‧strich

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Noun

Abstrich m (strong, genitive Abstriches or Abstrichs, plural Abstriche)

1. A drawback one accepts willingly
2. (medicine) swab sample
3. (music) down bow
4. downstroke

Declension

Declension of Abstrich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abstrich	die	Abstriche
genitive	eines	des	Abstriches, Abstrichs	der	Abstriche
dative	einem	dem	Abstrich, Abstriche1	den	Abstrichen
accusative	einen	den	Abstrich	die	Abstriche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Abstrichprobe

Further reading

• “Abstrich” in Duden online
• “Abstrich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache