strik
See also: štrik
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stric, stricke, strec, from Old Dutch stric, from Proto-Germanic *strikkiz (“line; rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“stiff; rigid; tight; rope; cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“stiff”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪk
Derived terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrɪːk/
- Rhymes: -ɪːk
Noun
strik n (genitive singular striks, nominative plural strik)
- line, stroke
- (geometry) line segment
- point (on a compass)
- (figuratively) a direct course (connoting speed, efficiency or determinedness)
Declension
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Probably from struuk. Cognate with Norwegian strik, strikje, Jamtish streik, Icelandic strákur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstriːkʲ/
- Rhymes: -íːk
Alternative forms
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