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Streich.

stroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
  1. stroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon)

    masculine · strong
  2. feat, coup (quick and decisive act)

    figuratively · masculine · strong
  3. practical joke, prank

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German streich, from Old High German *streih, from Proto-West Germanic *straik (“stroke”). Compare Dutch streek, English stroke. In Middle High German the form strīch also occurs, which is either an adaptation to, or a new derivation from, the underlying verb streichen. In Modern Standard German both forms would have merged, but most dialects continue West Germanic ai.

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