Streit

streit German Etymology From de gmh strīt, from de goh strīt, from de gmw-pro *strīd, from de gem-pro *strīdaz. Pronunciation de /ʃtʁaɪ̯t/ de De-Streit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s,e:s quarrel, dispute, fight, argument de Streit um des Kaisers Bart Quarrel about something unimportant Dispute over the Kaiser's beard de archaic _ outside of compounds fight, battle de Streitaxt battle axe de Sie rüsteten sich zum Streit(e). They prepared for battle. Usage notes Neither of the existing plural forms is very frequent. In formal German, de Streitigkeiten is normally used instead. de Streite is listed in some dictionaries but is quite uncommon. de Streits is a recent innovation (possibly on the model of de Streiks) which has become fairly common in colloquial German but is likely to be considered incorrect in formal style. Declension m,(e)s,e:s Derived terms de Methodenstreit Rechtsstreit streitig Streitigkeit Streitbeilegung Streitgespräch Streitlust Streithahn Streithammel Streitkraft Streitaxt Streitsucht Streitwagen streitbefangen Streitvermeidung Streitentstehung Tarifstreit Erbstreit Wettstreit Wortstreit Related terms de Streiterei Abstreiten Abstreitung Bestreiten Bestreitung streiten Further reading