"Streit" meaning in German

See Streit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃtʁaɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Streit.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-West Germanic *strīd, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|strīt}} Middle High German strīt, {{inh|de|goh|strīt}} Old High German strīt, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*strīd}} Proto-West Germanic *strīd, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*strīdaz}} Proto-Germanic *strīdaz Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,e:s}} Streit m (strong, genitive Streites or Streits, plural Streite or Streits) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,e:s}} Forms: Streites [genitive], Streits [genitive], Streite [plural], Streits [plural], strong [table-tags], Streit [nominative, singular], Streite [definite, nominative, plural], Streits [definite, nominative, plural], Streites [genitive, singular], Streits [genitive, singular], Streite [definite, genitive, plural], Streits [definite, genitive, plural], Streit [dative, singular], Streite [dative, singular], Streiten [dative, definite, plural], Streits [dative, definite, plural], Streit [accusative, singular], Streite [accusative, definite, plural], Streits [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. quarrel, dispute, fight, argument Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Streit-de-noun-Vx2PH0qP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (archaic outside of compounds) fight, battle Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Streit-de-noun-0P5lQtfh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Abstreiten, Abstreitung, Bestreiten, Bestreitung, streiten, Streiterei
Derived forms: Erbstreit, Methodenstreit, Rechtsstreit, Streitaxt, streitbefangen, Streitbeilegung, Streitentstehung, Streitgespräch, Streithahn, Streithammel, streitig, Streitigkeit, Streitkraft, Streitlust, Streitsucht, Streitvermeidung, Streitwagen, Tarifstreit, Wettstreit, Wortstreit

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "word": "Streitwagen"
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          "english": "They prepared for battle.",
          "text": "Sie rüsteten sich zum Streit(e).",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "Streithahn"
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    },
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      "word": "Streitlust"
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    {
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      "word": "streiten"
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}

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