Streit

See also: streit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Streit m (genitive Streites or Streits, plural Streite or Streits)

  1. quarrel, dispute, fight, argue
    Streit um des Kaisers Bart
    Quarrel about something unimportant (lit. Dispute over the Kaiser's beard)
  2. (archaic outside of compounds) fight, battle

Usage notes
  • Neither of the existing plural forms is very common. In formal German, Streitigkeiten is normally used instead. Streite is listed in some dictionaries but is quite uncommon. Streits is a recent innovation (possibly on the model of Streiks) which has become common in colloquial German but is likely to be considered incorrect in formal style.

Declension
Declension of Streit
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Streit die Streite
genitive eines des Streites,
Streits		 der Streite
dative einem dem Streit,
Streite1		 den Streiten
accusative einen den Streit die Streite
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Streiterei
  • Abstreiten
  • Abstreitung
  • Bestreiten
  • Bestreitung

Further reading
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