Streik

See also: streik

German

Alternative forms

Strike (obsolete, 19th c.)

Etymology

Earlier 19th century, borrowed from English strike. Doublet of Strike (“strike” in certain games). Related with native streichen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtʁaɪ̯k/
Audio: (file)

Noun

Streik m (strong, genitive Streiks or (rare) Streikes, plural Streiks or (rare) Streike)

strike (work stoppage)
Synonyms: Ausstand, Arbeitskampf

Declension

Declension of Streik [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Streik	die	Streiks, Streike
genitive	eines	des	Streiks, Streikes	der	Streiks, Streike
dative	einem	dem	Streik, Streike¹	den	Streiks, Streiken
accusative	einen	den	Streik	die	Streiks, Streike

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Bahnstreik
Bummelstreik
Durststreik
Generalstreik
Hungerstreik
Pilotenstreik
Sexstreik
Sitzstreik
Solidaritätsstreik
Streikaktion
Streikaufruf
Streikbrecher
Streikgeld
Streikkasse
Streikrecht
Warnstreik

Related terms

streiken

Descendants

→ Kashubian: sztrajk
→ Macedonian: штрајк (štrajk)
→ Serbo-Croatian: štrȁjk / штра̏јк
→ Slovak: štrajk

Further reading

“Streik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Streik” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Streik” in Duden online