strik
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strək/
Etymology 1
From Dutch strik, from Middle Dutch stric, 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”).
Noun
strik (plural strikke)
- bow (type of knot)
- snare
Etymology 2
From Dutch strikken, from Middle Dutch stricken.
Verb
strik (present strik, present participle strikkende, past participle gestrik)
- (transitive) to tie (e.g. of laces, ribbons, etc.)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɪk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: strik
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
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”).
Noun
strik m (plural strikken, diminutive strikje n)
- tie, knot
- bow (type of knot)
- snare
- tangle (in one's hair)
Derived terms
- bestrikken
- ontstrikken
- strikken
- valstrik
- verstrikken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: strik
- Negerhollands: strikkie (from the diminutive)
- → Papiamentu: streki, strikki
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
strik
- first-person singular present indicative of strikken
- imperative of strikken
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)
- hyphen
- Synonym: bandstrik
- (figurative) a direct course (connoting speed, efficiency or determinedness)
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | strik | strikið | strik | strikin |
accusative | strik | strikið | strik | strikin |
dative | striki | strikinu | strikum | strikunum |
genitive | striks | striksins | strika | strikanna |
Derived terms
- bandstrik (“hyphen”)
- strikamerki (“barcode”)
Further reading
- “strik” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Probably from struuk. Cognate with Norwegian strik, strikje, Jamtish streik, Icelandic strákur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstriːkʲ/
- Rhymes: -íːk
Noun
strik m
- Boy (male child.)
Alternative forms
- strek
Synonyms
- stöling, pajk, göss, gwadd
Antonyms
- stuʃʃ, stint, gänt, täus