streiken

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

In part denominally form Streik +‎ -en, in part directly from English to strike. Doublet of native streichen through Proto-Germanic *strīkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kən/
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Verb

streiken (weak, third-person singular present streikt, past tense streikte, past participle gestreikt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to strike (to stop working in protest)
  2. (figurative, chiefly informal) to refuse to cooperate or participate (of a person); to stop working (of a machine)

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Further reading

  • streiken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • streiken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • streiken” in Duden online
  • streiken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

streiken m

  1. definite singular of streik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

streiken m

  1. definite singular of streik