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German
Etymology
From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- 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.
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Further reading
- “Streit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Streit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Streit” in Duden online