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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
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/
- 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)
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
strik
- inflection of strikken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Icelandic
Pronunciation
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
Declension of strik (neuter)
Derived terms
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