Streit
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See also: streit
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Streit m (strong, genitive Streites or Streits, plural Streite or Streits)
- quarrel, dispute, fight, argument
- Streit um des Kaisers Bart ― Quarrel about something unimportant (literally, “Dispute over the Kaiser's beard”)
- (archaic outside of compounds) fight, battle
- Streitaxt ― battle axe
- Sie rüsteten sich zum Streit(e). ― They prepared for battle.
Usage notes[edit]
- Neither of the existing plural forms is very frequent. In formal German, Streitigkeiten is normally used instead. Streite is listed in some dictionaries but is quite uncommon. Streits is a recent innovation (possibly on the model of Streiks) which has become fairly common in colloquial German but is likely to be considered incorrect in formal style.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Streit [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Kashubian: sztrid
Further reading[edit]
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