strecken
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtrɛkən/, [ˈʃtʁɛ.kŋ̍], [ˈʃtʁɛ.kən]
Audio (file)
Verb
strecken (weak, third-person singular present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
- (transitive) to stretch (a specific body part)
- Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder.
- She stretched her tired limbs.
- (transitive) to extend (a body part)
- Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen.
- She craned her neck to see over the fence.
- (transitive) to elongate, lengthen
- (transitive) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
- Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen.
- If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
- Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser.
- He diluted the wine with water.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtʀækən/
- Rhymes: -ækən
Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Verb
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to stretch
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- ausstrecken
- erastrecken
- erausstrecken
- erstrecken
- opstrecken
- virstrecken
Etymology 2
From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (“to rub, stroke”).
Verb
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to iron (clothes)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Verb
strecken
- to stretch, to stretch out
- to spread
- to stretch out (of land)
- to reach
- to suffice
- to last (a certain time)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: strekken
- Limburgish: strèkke
Further reading
- “strecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “strecken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II