strek

See also: štrek and Stręk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch strekken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strɛk/

Verb

strek (present strek, present participle strek, past participle gestrek)

1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend
2. (intransitive) to take up an area, to extend

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

strek

1. inflection of strekken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• kerst, sterk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse strik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /streːk/

Noun

strek m (definite singular streken, indefinite plural streker, definite plural strekene)

1. a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)

   En bindestrek er en veldig kort strek.

   A hyphen is a very short line.

2. (most often in compound words) a mischief

   En revestrek.

   A fox's mischief.

Derived terms

• bindestrek

References

• “strek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse strik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /streːk/

Noun

strek m (definite singular streken, indefinite plural strekar, definite plural strekane)
strek n (definite singular streket, indefinite plural strek, definite plural streka)

1. a line (a mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.)

   Ein bindestrek er ein veldig kort strek.

   A hyphen is a very short line.

Derived terms

• bindestrek

References

• “strek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.