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German
Etymology
Backe + -n- + Streich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbakənˌʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
- Hyphenation: Ba‧cken‧streich
Noun
Backenstreich m (strong, genitive Backenstreiches or Backenstreichs, plural Backenstreiche)
- slap (in the face)
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, John 19:2-3 (with KJV translation)
Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone von Dornen und setzten sie auf sein Haupt und legten ihm ein Purpurkleid an, und sprachen: Sei gegrüßt, lieber Judenkönig! und gaben ihm Backenstreiche.- And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
Declension
Declension of Backenstreich
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