strejk
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English strike.[1] First attested in 1846.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɛjːk/
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Noun
strejk c
- strike (work stoppage, or hunger strike or the like)
- Strejken har pågått i tre månader
- The strike has been going for three months
- I morgon går 500 piloter ut i strejk
- Tomorrow, 500 pilots go on strike
- Facket hotar med att ta ut 2 000 av sina medlemmar i strejk
- The union threatens to take 2,000 of its members out on strike
- 2 000 fackmedlemmar är uttagna i strejk
- 2,000 union members have been called out on strike [are taken out on strike]
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | strejk | strejks |
| definite | strejken | strejkens | |
| plural | indefinite | strejker | strejkers |
| definite | strejkerna | strejkernas |
Derived terms
- generalstrejk (“general strike”)
- hungerstrejk (“hunger strike”)
- strejkbrytare (“strikebreaker”)
- strejkbryteri (“strike-breaking”)
- strejkvakt (“picket, picketer”)
- strejkvapen (“strike (as instrument)”)
- vild strejk (“wildcat strike”)
Related terms
- strejka (“go or be on strike”)