strække
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan, cognate with English stretch, German strecken. Derived from the adjective *strakaz (“straight”). Compare streg (“line”), strikke (“knit”), straks (“immediately”).
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /strɛkə/, [ˈsd̥ʁaɡ̊ə]
Verb[edit]
strække (past tense strakte, past participle strakt or (unofficial) strukket)
- (transitive) to stretch (to make something longer)
- (intransitive) to be sufficient (with the preposition til)
- (reflexive) to stretch (to extend one's limbs)
- (reflexive) to stretch out, spread (to be long or broad)
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of strække
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “strække” in Den Danske Ordbog